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(1)US to reinstate Iran naval blockade as Hormuz tensions escalate

Summary

• US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States would reinstate a blockade targeting Iranian ships and customers while keeping the Strait of Hormuz open to vessels from all other countries.

• The British government announced plans to outlaw Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps under new state-threat powers on Monday, citing activity linked to threats to life and intimidation in the United Kingdom, Sky News reported.

• Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that avenging the slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with all killed in US and Israeli attacks, remains a 'national priority.'

• The US launched fresh strikes on Iran early Monday, targeting its ability to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials said strikes in Abadan killed two people and wounded three.

• Iran will not carry out its commitments under a memorandum of understanding with the United States as long as Washington fails to meet its own obligations, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

(2)Renewed US naval blockade yet to take effect - Axios

The renewed US naval blockade has not yet come into effect because shipowners must be given 24 hours’ notice, Axios reported, citing a US official.

US Central Command will announce the specific timing later on Monday, the official said.

(3)Iran says control of Hormuz rests with Tehran - Al Mayadeen

Control and security of the Strait of Hormuz are determined by Iran, not by US statements or warships, Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen reported, citing an unnamed senior Iranian security official.

The official warned that any repeat of recent US actions would prompt Tehran to expand the scope of its measures.

“Theevents of recent days confirm that the United States and its allies must abide by their commitments and accept Iran’s arrangements,” the official said.

The official also criticized US President Donald Trump over his claim that the United States had protected the strait for 50 years,saying the waterway had belonged to Iran for thousands of years before the United States existed.

(4)US says it used sea drones in combat for first time in Iran strike

US Central Command said itstruck a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Iran’s Bandar Abbas Naval Baseon Sunday using multiple one-way attack surface drones.

Three Corsair unmanned vessels hit the port in the first combat use of sea drones by US forces, CENTCOM said, adding that the strikes degraded Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping.

Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and shipmaintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea… pic.twitter.com/bOM2kmgRxz

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 13, 2026

BREAKING NEWS

(5)Trump says US military to reimpose naval blockade on Iran

US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States would reinstate a blockade targeting Iranian ships and customers while keeping the Strait of Hormuz open to vessels from all other countries.

“We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving,” he said in a post on Truth Social.

“The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran,” Trump wrote, saying the measure would prevent only Iranian ships or their customers from entering or leaving the waterway.

Trump declared thatthe United States would become the “Guardian of the Hormuz Strait”and said Washington would charge a fee equal to 20% of all cargo shipped through the strategic passage to cover the costs of providing security.

“The process and formation will begin immediately,” he added.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202607116587

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(6)Revolutionary Guards say Iran will maintain control of Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they would continue to enforce Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the United States of “putting global oil and gas supplies at risk through its actions” in the strategic waterway.

“We will continue to exercise sovereignty and control over the Strait of Hormuz with strength and power,” Guards spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said.

Mohebbi said US involvement in the strait had endangered the security of global energy supplies andthat Washington “must be held accountable.”

(7)Iran says it will not allow US role in Strait of Hormuz

Iran said on Monday it would not allow the United States to take part in managing the Strait of Hormuz, following comments by President Donald Trumpthat Washington could take control of the strategic waterway.

“We will under no circumstances allow the United States to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz,” the spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said.

Iran's armed forces, the spokesperson said, would respond “with force” to any US military interference with commercial or oil tanker traffic outside routes designated by Iran and without authorization from its armed forces.

The spokesperson also said any regional country providing logistical support to the US military would be regarded as participating in a war against Iran's sovereignty and national security.

(8)Trump says Mojtaba Khamenei is 90% dead

President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran's top commanders had been killed, and Mojtaba Khamenei was 90% gone.

“They have no navy, they have no air force, it's all gone. Their anti-aircraft is gone, their leaders have all been killed,their best leaders have been killed,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News.

“Khamenei is gone, the son is 90% gone,” Trump added.KEK

(9) ==Massachusetts man convicted of illegally exporting electronics to Iran - AP=

A Massachusetts man was found guilty of conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran in violation of US sanctions, the Associated Press reported.

“At its core, this case is straightforward. You cannot send goods, especially the goods at issue in this case, to Iran. Period. Full stop,” Assistant US Attorney Alathea Porter told jurors.

Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, a 43-year-old naturalized US citizen and former employee of global electronics company Analog Devices, was convicted on three of five charges.

Prosecutors accused Sadeghi of helping Iranian business associate Mohammad Abedininajafabadi evade US export controls through a front company in Switzerland.

They said Abedini’s Tehran-based company produces navigation systems for the military drone program of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

(https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202607116587

A Mountain Lion Stalked Him… And People Blamed The Man

• A man was walking in the woods when a cougar started stalking him.

• He filmed the encounter, warned the animal, tried to create distance, and eventually fired when the mountain lion kept pressing in.

•Now the internet is arguing over the same question:

Was this a good shoot or a bad shoot?

Some people say he should have fired a warning shot.

Some say he was in the cougar’s home.

Some say the animal was just curious.

But here’s the problem:

You do not get to bet your life on correctly reading the mood of an apex predator.

A cougar does not understand your firearm.

It does not understand your warning shot.

It does not understand your intentions.

And when a wild predator is locked onto you, closing distance, and refusing to leave, you have to make a decision before the animal makes it for you.

I love animals.

I especially respect mountain lions.

But I am not dying for one.

And I am not letting somebody I love die for one either.

This is the same self-defense reality we talk about with human threats:

You do not carry for hunting.

You do not carry for sport.

You carry to protect your life.

And your life does not care whether the threat walks on two legs or four.

Could he have handled parts of this differently?

Maybe.

Should he have been louder, bigger, and more aggressive before it got to the gun?

Probably.

But when the question becomes him or the cougar, the answer is simple:

He gets to go home.

So now I want to hear from you:

Good shoot or bad shoot?

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https://youtu.be/DEEsR7DAhmg

Paramount, WBD hit with lawsuit from 12 states, including California, to block merger

PUBLISHED MON, JUL 13 20269:48 AM EDT

KEY POINTS

• Multiple state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in a move to challenge the proposed Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

• California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the group of 12.

• The U.S. Department of Justice has already signed off on the merger, as have various global jurisdictions.

A group of 12 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

The lawsuit seeks to block the merger for antitrust concerns. CNBC’s David Faber reported earlier that the lawsuit was expected to come on Monday.

Representatives for Paramount and Bonta didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District for the Northern District of California, is also brought forth by attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington.

“The unlawful merger of these two entertainment behemoths would lead to higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and television, harming movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and ultimately, audiences on every sofa and movie theater seat in the U.S.,” Bonta said in a release.

The deal would combine two storied film studios — Paramount and Warner Bros. — as well as streaming platforms Paramount+ and HBO Max. Paramount CEO David Ellison has previously said the streaming services would become one following the transaction.

It would also mean the formation of the largest portfolio of TV networks in the U.S., bringing together Paramount’s broadcast network CBS and pay TV channels like MTV and BET with WBD’s CNN, TNT and others.

The lawsuit filed Monday raised concerns about the size of the combined company, adding that the merged entity would control nearly one-third of films and nearly a third of basic cable TV programming.

“The coalition has asked Warner Bros. and Paramount not to close the merger until after the judicial process concludes, and if they do not agree, the coalition will be filing a temporary restraining order,” according to a statement Monday from the attorneys general.

The merger won approval from WBD shareholders in April, and Ellison said on a recent earnings call that it was on track to close by September.

Hollywood has previously expressed concerns about the combination, citing the likelihood of fewer film releases and the potential for job losses in the industry. Ellison has promised that once combined the film studios would put out a slate of 30 movies per year and has said he’s committed to protecting jobs.

Ellison first set his sights on WBD last September. Just weeks after Paramount and Ellison’s Skydance completed its merger, the company made its initial run for WBD, resulting in several bids and a formal sale process.

WBD ultimately signed a deal to sell its film studio and streaming assets to Netflix. However, Paramount launched a hostile takeover offer and subsequently amended its bid. Netflix ditched its deal, and Paramount walked away with an agreement to buy the entirety of WBD for $31 per share.

The deal came under scrutiny from lawmakers in both the U.S. and Europe, including related to foreign funding that was part of Paramount’s offer. In mid-June, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice signed off on the tie-up, clearing it of federal concerns.

“The Division has completed its analysis of the proposed merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. and determined based on the evidence received in its investigation that the transaction is not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers,” the department said in its determination.

The merger has also won approval from several global jurisdictions as it moves toward a potential close.

However, the European Union is still reviewing the deal for approval, with a new provisional deadline set for July 22. The European Commission said in a public filing this month that Paramount has submitted concessions in a bid to smooth over concerns regarding the deal.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/paramount-wbd-merger-lawsuit.html

Oligarchs are taking over America!

Elon Musk and Sam Altman spar on X after Apple files OpenAI lawsuit

PUBLISHED SUN, JUL 12 202611:32 AM EDTUPDATED

KEY POINTS

• A long-standing conflict between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk flared up again on X after Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for alleged trade secret theft.

• Altman argued that Musk was obsessed with him because of a new OpenAI model release.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman criticized each other in new posts on X, highlighting the billionaires’ long-standing tussle over OpenAI’s evolution.

Musk and Altman helped to start OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit artificial intelligence research lab alongside a band of engineers and scientists.

In 2018, Musk left OpenAI’s board after donating tens of millions to the organization, although he later objected to Altman’s efforts to construct “an opaque web of for-profit OpenAI affiliates” in a lawsuit that went to trial in California this year. A jury ruled in favor of Altman, and Musk said he would appeal the case.

Musk’s relationship with Altman and OpenAI eroded after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO borrowed OpenAI engineering personnel to remake Tesla’s Autopilot technology and poached AI researcher Andrej Karpathy from OpenAI. Musk pressured OpenAI to give him complete control and merge the lab into Tesla. Altman and other OpenAI board members rebuffed Musk, who stopped making promised contributions to OpenAI, leaving it in a difficult financial position.

Weeks after the trial, Musk’s company SpaceX — which controls the X social platform, the xAI lab that challenges OpenAI and the Starlink broadband internet service — completed its landmark initial public offering. SpaceX raised a record $75 billion as it promoted plans to launch data centers into space, as well as ambitions in enterprise AI applications and interplanetary transportation. Meanwhile, OpenAI has filed confidentially for its own IPO.

This week, SpaceX released the Grok 4.5 generative AI model, while OpenAI debuted its own GPT-5.6 Sol. For days, Musk and Altman have hyped up their respective releases, but on Saturday the rivalry got personal. Earlier, Musk sued both Apple and OpenAI, alleging that they engaged in anti-competitive practices that left Grok lower in app store rankings than other AI chatbots and image generators.

SpaceX has sought to expand in AI coding through its $60 billion all-stock acquisition of Cursor, which it expects to close in the third quarter following regulatory review. The deal would help SpaceX go up against Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, which quickly write source code for applications.

In response to an X post about Applefiling suit against OpenAI on Friday over alleged theft of trade secrets, Musk wrote, “Scam Altman strikes again …”

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has used the “Scam Altman” moniker to refer to the OpenAI CEO on several occasions over the past year. Minutes after his post, Musk doubled down, writing, “He takes scamming to a whole new level.”

Next, Musk published a photo of Altman that included the words, “I’m doing this because I love it.”

“By ‘this’ he means scamming,” Musk wrote, including two rolling-on-the-floor-laughing emojis.

Musk then replied to that post, writing, “He might literally love scamming more than any human alive!”

The flurry of social activity got Altman’s attention.

″[H]omeboy you’re the one sellling public market investors on short-term space datacenters,” Altman wrote in an X postof his own that garnered over 11 million views.

“We start flying them next year. Maybe you can come see them if your parole officer approves,” Musk fired back.

Separately, Altman put Musk’s fresh wave of attention in the context of OpenAI’s fresh model release.

″[T]here are a lot of benchmarks that suggest 5.6 sol is the best model in the world right now, but the most reliable way to tell is that elon is obsessed with me again,” Altman wrote on X.

Elsewhere on X, the account @iliketeslasasserted that Altman is scared of Apple. That, too, prompted a response from Altman.

″[I] am not afraid of apple, but i have tremendous respect for them. s-tier company,” Altman wrote.

Altman’s post led Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, to respond: “Incredible trade secrets as well, some of the best.”

Musk replied with a face-with-tears-of-joy emoji.

On Friday, an OpenAI spokesperson told CNBC, “We have no interest in other companies’ trade secrets.”

(AI will be the death of mankind. I wonder why no one gets this! Altman is seriously evil.)

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/12/elon-musk-and-sam-altman-spar-.html

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Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina. This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly! President DONALD J. TRUMP

7/13/26, 10:43 AM

Bachelor Lindsey Graham Says His Sister Could Be First Lady

June 9, 2015

The senator from South Carolina would be the first bachelor elected president in more than a century.

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https://youtu.be/woal8D8RIqc

Darline

May 272026

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https://youtu.be/jo5Lbuk4IDk

All of this is weird!

Posting second video next

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Lindsey Graham

https://youtu.be/woal8D8RIqc

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Trump Backs Lindsey Graham’s Sister Serving as ‘Interim Senator’: ‘Would Be a Fabulous Tribute’

Elizabeth Weibel13 Jul 2026

President Donald Trump suggested Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) sister serve as an “interim Senator” for South Carolina, adding it would be a “fabulous tribute to Lindsey.”

“I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!”

Trump’s post comes after Graham’s office announced on Sunday that Graham had died at the age of 71 “from a brief and sudden illness.”

“On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” the statement from Graham’s office said. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.”

A spokesperson for Graham shared that the “preliminary findings by the Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia” had found that the “cause of death was aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease,” CBS News reported.

Several Trump administration officials such as Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin issued statements remembering Graham.

(Does anyone knew who Graham really was?)

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/13/trump-backs-lindsey-grahams-sister-serving-as-interim-senator-would-be-a-fabulous-tribute/

Iran’s Missing ‘Supreme Leader’ Vows Revenge Against Trump in Written Statement

Frances Martel13 Jul 2026.1/2

Mojtaba Khamenei, the official “supreme leader” of Iran and son of late dictator Ali Khamenei,allegedly published a written statement this weekend read aloud on state television vowing “revenge” against the United States.

Khamenei became “supreme leader” in February after President Donald Trump launched “Operation Epic Fury,” which on its first day resulted in the elimination of Ali Khamenei.He has neither been seen in public nor released audio messages since the government declared him the new dictator, prompting extensive speculation that he has been disfigured, severely injured, or otherwise incapacitated. Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence was especially noted last week as formal burial rites for his father took place, attended by three of his brothers but not the alleged head of the country.

In the absence of a functional “supreme leader,” the military and civilian wings of Iran’s government have become embroiled in a power struggle resulting in both sides sending conflicting public messages and disrupting attempted negotiations with the United States. While Iran’s civilian leadership and America signed a “memorandum of understanding” in late June that required Iran to stop disrupting global commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the terrorist Islamic Republic Guard Corps (IRGC) launched attacks against ships in the last week as the funeral ceremonies continued, targeting ships linked to Iran’s Arab neighbors. Those attacks resulted in a kinetic response from the U.S. government and subsequent IRGC strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain, and other neighboring states.

In the context of renewed hostilities between Washington and Tehran – President Trump announced that the ceasefire had ended this weekend, though talks allegedly continue –Iranian state media dropped the alleged Khamenei statement, threatening to kill all those involved in the conflict that took his father’s life.

“As we bid farewell to your body with tearful eyes and broken hearts, we pledge to safeguard your legacy, to steadfastly traverse the straight path you laid out, to fear no hardships along the way, and to attach our hearts to divine promises and glad tidings as you did,” the Khamenei statement reportedly read, addressing his father.

“We pledge to avenge your pure blood and the blood of all the martyrs of these two wars by taking revenge against the criminal, disgraceful murderers,” the statement continued, without mentioning President Trump or his administration by name. “This vengeance is what our nation is demanding, and this must definitely be done. These criminals, whose names are fully documented from the highest to the lowest ranks, will carry their dream of a peaceful death in bed to the grave.”

“They must know that this action doesn’t depend on my presence or that of any other official. Whether we are here or not, this will be done. Soon, free-spirited people throughout the world will each carry out a part of this divine mission,” the statement predicted.

The statement compared Ali Khamenei to Imam Hussain, the grandson of Muhammad largely considered the third imam of Shia Islam in history. It claimed that “tens of millions” mourned the mass murderer Khamenei throughout the past week, whose body was paraded nationwide. The alleged Mojtaba Khamenei described his father as an inheritor of Hussain’s legacy, writing, “Our nation seeks to take revenge for the blood of Hussain. For years, this great nation has sacrificed its children on the path of Hussain, battling the enemies of Hussain and the enemies of Hussain’s way.”

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2026/07/13/irans-missing-supreme-leader-vows-revenge-against-trump-in-written-statement/

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“Today, this nation seeks to take revenge for his blood and the blood of the people like Hussain of our time,” he asserted.

Reuters observed that the statement was first read on state television on Saturday, following the funeral ceremonies of the past week, and not using recorded audio of Khamenei.The new “supreme leader” has so far only communicated to the Iranian public by this method, appearingon state television once in March in undated footage, offered without any meaningful context as to when it was recoded. According to Reuters, its “senior sources” believe that the younger Khamenei “suffered facial disfigurement” in the airstrikes that took his father’s life, thus resulting in Iranian leaders hiding him from the public. Shortly after the announcement that he had been appointed “supreme leader,” rumorsswirled that he was significantly injured, possibly comatose, and potentially homosexual, none of which have been corroborated with any material evidence.

While Khamenei skipped his father’s funeral, the family was represented by brothers Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei during the first weekend of mourning on July 5. While Ali Khamenei is believed to have died on February 28, the Iranian regime waited to time the funeral observances to align with the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence on July 4. Iranian state media claimed that the government had corralled “millions” of people to attend the funerals, many of them carryingbanners and signs explicitly calling for the death of President Donald Trump.

President Trump revealed in an interview with the New York Post on Friday that he is aware of Iran’s intentions to assassinate him and has planned for steps following his death should it occur while he is in office.

“I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” Trump said. “The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2026/07/13/irans-missing-supreme-leader-vows-revenge-against-trump-in-written-statement/

Was the race of Iran were the fallen Angels that fell from heavens?sounds like it

Trump Administration Cracks Down on Banks Lending To Illegal Aliens 1/2

John Carney13 Jul 2026

The Trump administration on Monday announcedsweeping new banking rules aimed at cracking down on lending to illegal immigrants, requiring lenders to consider that borrowers without legal work authorization may pose “elevated credit risk,” a move that supporters say could improve housing affordability for Americans.

The rules require banks and credit unions to account forthe possibility that an illegal immigrant borrower could lose his job, be unable to find lawful work, or be removed from the country before repaying a mortgage, auto loan, credit-card balance, or other debt.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the National Credit Union Administration issued the joint guidance under President Donald Trump’s May executive order, “Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System.”

The agencies urged banks to take in account that illegal immigrants may pose increased risks.Banks were told to identify, measure, and control those risks through their underwriting and loan-monitoring systems.

The new rules make immigration enforcement part of ordinary bank lending decisions.A loan supported by income from unauthorized employment must now be evaluated in light of the U.S. government’s efforts to expand workplace enforcement and removals.

The approach resembles the “transition risk” framework regulators previously applied to climate policy. Banks were expected to consider whether future government action or changing consumer preferences could weaken a borrower or strand an asset. Here, the transition risk is immigration enforcement and the possibility that a borrower’s income disappears before a loan is repaid.Banks were also told to examine their exposure to industries, employers, and geographic regions that could be disproportionately affected by the prevalence of illegal immigrants.

A bank with a large concentration of such borrowers could suffer what the agencies called “correlated credit deterioration,” with many loans weakening at once. Regulators said banks may identify signs of credit weakness in loans to borrowers without work authorization even when payments remain current.

The likely result is tighter credit for illegal immigrants. Banks could demand larger down payments and charge higher rates—or completely reject loan applications—when repayment depends on income from unauthorized work.

Fair-lending law does not stand in the way, according to the administration. The guidance directs banks to consult a June 8 statement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which instructed creditors that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act expressly provides that “a creditor may take the applicant’s immigration status into account,” along with any additional information needed to determine its rights and remedies regarding repayment.The bureau also advised that lenders relying on income from U.S.-based employment should weigh whether a borrower could lose his job if deported.

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/07/13/lending-to-illegal-aliens-occ-regs/

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The guidance completes the reversal of the Biden administration’s position. In October 2023, the CFPB and the Justice Department’s civil rights division issued a joint statement urging lenders to ignore a potential borrower’s immigration status, a move that encouraged lending to illegal aliens. Critics said the Biden policy blatantly ignored statutes authorizing banks to take into account immigration and work authorization status. In January, the two agencies withdrew it, saying it conflicted with the express language of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

The OCC’s participation gives the rules broad reach.Gould said the agency is directly responsible for “the lion’s share of banking system assets” and is refocusing supervision on “material financial risk.”

In a speech Monday marking his first year as comptroller, Gould said lawful customers should be judged on “objective risk,” rather than political beliefs, industry affiliations or “reputational considerations that fall outside sound risk management.”

He also made clear that banks will be expected to act on risks identified by the agency, saying the OCC would demand “greater direct and sustained attention from bank decision-makers and faster remediation timeframes,” particularly at the largest banks.

The housing market may see the largest effects from the new policy. Credit determines how much buyers can bid for homes, and reduced mortgage availability for illegal aliens would lower their purchasing power and relieve price pressure in markets with many illegals.

A recent working paper from economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that illegal immigration substantially increased local housing demand from 2021 through 2024. An inflow of unauthorized workers equal to one percent of local employment was associated with a 2.2 percent increase in home prices and a 1.4 percent increase in rents. The economists attributed roughly 30 percent of home-price growth and 20 percent of rent growth in the average local market to illegal immigrant inflows during the period. They found little evidence that housing construction increased enough to meet the added demand, undermining a key argument made by proponents of the Biden administration’s open borders policies.

Monday’s action extends the administration’s immigration crackdown into the financial system.

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/07/13/lending-to-illegal-aliens-occ-regs/

Vance Remembers Sen. Lindsey Graham: ‘One Of A Kind Figure in Our Politics’

Elizabeth Weibel12 Jul 2026

Vice President JD Vance remembered Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) after his office announced he died at the age of 71 “from a brief and sudden illness,” describing Graham as a “one of a kind figure in our politics.”

In a post on X,Vance shared his experiences with Graham, such as how he had gotten into a “shouting match” with him regarding a Ukraine funding bill” and how the next day he found out Graham was supporting legislation Vance “really cared about.” Vance also shared that Graham “had the best sense of humor in the Senate.”

“Lindsey Graham came from humble beginnings and became one of the most powerful lawmakers in the most powerful nation on Earth,” Vance wrote. “His story was afundamentallyAmerican one.”

Vance’s post continued: “Early in my Senate tenure, I remember getting into a shouting match with Lindsey about a Ukraine funding bill at lunch andthen learning the very next day that he was pushing rail legislation I really cared about behind the scenes. That was Lindsey Graham. He fought like hell for the things he believed in, and he was just as willing to go to bat for you when it counted.”

The post from Vance continued in part:

Lindsey had the best sense of humor in the Senate. He loved the game of politics. He was constantly asking which races were up and down, and how he could help. As he liked to say, “I don’t care if you’re an isolationist or a religious fanatic, so long as you have an R next to your name, I want you to win.”

Vance’s post comes after Graham’s office posted a statement to X sharing that the South Carolina senator passed away on July 11.

“On the evening on Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” the statement from Graham’s office said. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.”

Breitbart News’s Olivia Rondeau reported that Graham who never got married or had any children, “served in the U.S. Senate for over two decades.”

In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump described Graham as being “one of the greatest people and Senators” he had ever known.

“He was always working, and was a true American Patriot,” Trump continued. “Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/12/3325726/

UK Formally Designates Iran’s IRGC, Russia’s GRU Volunteers as Banned Terrorist Groups

Breitbart London13 Jul 2026

LONDON (AP) – A series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain were the work of a proxy group backed by Iran, the U.K. government said Monday.

The government said it is banning the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, or IMCR, also known as Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.

It also banned Iran´s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a threat to national security. Committing sabotage on behalf of the groups will be punishable by up to life imprisonment after Parliament approves the legislation, which the government expects to take place by the end of the week.

Security Minister Angela Eagle said in a statement that the IMCR has claimed seven attacks in the U.K. The group had said online that it was responsible for a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London in recent months, including fires at synagogues and Jewish charity ambulances, as well as a Persian-language media organization critical of Iran´s government. No one were injured in the blazes.

“Sitting behind IMCR were members of Iran´s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force, who almost certainly directed IMCR attacks across Europe,” she said. Quds, or Jerusalem, Force is the Guard´s expeditionary unit.

The group sprang up online earlier this year and has also claimed responsibility for synagogue attacks in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Law enforcement officials and intelligence experts say Iran-backed proxy groups are behind a growing number of attacks in Europe, most targeting the Jewish community and Persian-language media critical of Iran´s Islamic government.

They typically work by recruiting members of criminal groups to carry out sabotage and other attacks.

Authorities said Monday that Britain is also designating the GRU Volunteer Corps, a group controlled by Russia´s military intelligence agency, as a national security threat.The U.K. says the group conducts foreign intelligence collection and hostile covert operations on behalf of the GRU.

Authorities said the new measures will make it easier for police and intelligence agencies to tackle what they call “thugs for hire,” or anyone supporting the proxy groups.

“We have already taken tough action against the Iranian regime and those linked to it, and against Russian operatives and networks targeting our country. These new powers will make it easier to prosecute and lock up anyone carrying out their dirty work here in Britain,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement.

The bans come under a new U.K. law that took effect last week, giving the government powers to tackle proxy organizations carrying out hostile activity on behalf of foreign states.

Earlier this month, two Romanian men were given prison sentences over the stabbing of a journalist from a Persian-language television station, an attack the judge said was carried out on behalf of the Iranian state.

There was no immediate comment from Iran.

The European Union in January listed the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization over Tehran´s bloody crackdown on protests. (Why are they including Russia in this?)

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/07/13/uk-formally-designates-irans-irgc-russias-gru-volunteers-as-banned-terrorist-groups/