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A U.S. district judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that tried to block certification of Alaska's Senate election results.
“a U. S. district judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that had tried to block the certification of the results of that race.”
The Justice Department argued that a second Daniel Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot would confuse voters.
“If the incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan doesn't win, DOJ tried to argue a second Daniel Sullivan on the ballot would confuse voters.”
The New York Times tied Mary Peltola's campaign to getting Daniel J. Sullivan on the ballot, which Peltola denies.
“Uh, the New York Times tied her campaign to getting Daniel J. Sullivan on the ballot, but Peltola denies it.”
Iran said Qatar had put a two-day plan on the table to halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and restart direct talks between the United States and Iran.
“They say that there is a two-day plan on the table to halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and to restart talks again between the U. S. and Iran directly.”
Donald Trump said one or two Iranian sites remained to be dealt with and that this could be done in ten minutes.
“he said there were still one or more or two sites, uh, to take care of, and that this could be done in quote ten minutes.”
Senior UAE diplomat Anwar Gargash said military solutions would only complicate the situation and would not provide a quick way out.
“Military solutions will only complicate the current, very complicated scene that we have and will not actually bring any quick off-ramp to the solution.”
On the first day of the war, U.S. strikes hit Iran and Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader, and Iran retaliated against U.S. military sites including the Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain.
“on the first day of this war, when U. S. strikes hit Iran and Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader, uh, Iran hit back at U. S. military sites across the region, including the fifth fleet here.”
The U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain has been reduced to a skeleton staff from about 8,000 military personnel before the war.
“this base is now down to a skeleton staff from what was 8,000 military personnel here before the war.”
Arab Gulf states are upgrading radar systems and racing to buy cheaper technology to shoot down Iranian drones and missiles because traditional interceptors are running low.
“So you have Arab states upping their radar systems and racing to purchase new technology, not just traditional interceptors that are running low”
Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials, who have a new defense alliance, visited Tehran the week before to urge de-escalation and dialogue.
“There was a visit last week to Tehran from the Saudis, Pakistanis, and Turks. They have a new defense alliance, those three countries”