Trump Demands Iran’s Unconditional Surrender; NYC Comptroller Arrested for Allegedly Obstructing ICE| NTD Good Morning (June 18)
Tensions have continued to escalate in the Israel–Iran conflict as President Donald Trump called for Iran’s unconditional surrender, saying the United States knows the Iranian regime leader’s exact location. A spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry delivered a warning stating that American intervention could result in all-out war in the region. Israel struck Iranian missile and nuclear sites overnight into Wednesday, as Iran’s missile fire slowed. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will remain closed through Friday.
New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been released after being handcuffed yesterday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A post on Lander’s account on social media platform X, attributed to his wife, Meg Barnette, said that Lander was escorting a defendant out of immigration court after the defendant’s case was dismissed. The Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs, Tricia McLaughlin, said Lander was arrested for “assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer.”
The Senate’s first-ever crypto bill, dubbed the “Genius Bill,” was passed on Tuesday night after both Democrats and Republicans showed support for regulating a dollar-backed cryptocurrency. The bill would strengthen bankruptcy protections for bank depositors and direct the Treasury to develop rules for monitoring suspicious transactions. A few senators expressed concern about the Trump family’s connections in the market. The bill is now headed to the House for approval, where lawmakers are working on their own cryptocurrency bills.
