A classified International Atomic Energy Agency report found Iran, since February, produced 300 pounds of uranium enriched to 60%, a step away from weapons-grade.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, backed by the U.S. and Israel, has faced skepticism from other aid groups. It will go ahead with deliveries to Gazans on Monday.
A policy clash between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Richard Grenell, Trump’s envoy for special missions, nearly scuttled the House tax and spending bill.
The planned release of the last living U.S. hostage still in captivity followed direct contact between Hamas and Trump administration officials, the group said.
The United States and Iran will hold their first serious talks in a decade this weekend. Both sides say they are willing to make a deal, but it is unclear whether their representatives will even sit in the same room.
The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Iran will “move toward” a nuclear weapon if attacked by the U.S. or Israel, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened bombing.
DOGE, which stands for Department of Government Efficiency, took over the U.S. Institute of Peace after threatening its officials with criminal prosecution.