00:01Deal or no deal? The U.S. and Iran trade new strikes, even as President Trump sends a revised deal
00:07back to Tehran.
00:08Plus, questions mount. Maine Senate candidate Graham Plattner breaks his silence as Democrats split over another campaign controversy.
00:16And no band, no problem. After several musicians drop out of America's 250th birthday celebration, Trump says he has a
00:24replacement in mind, himself.
00:28The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world. These are your unbiased updates
00:36from Straight Arrow.
00:40Hello, everyone. I'm Simone del Rosario, in for Craig Negrelli. We begin this morning with new military action between the
00:47U.S. and Iran, even as both sides continue to talk about a possible deal.
00:51The U.S. military says it carried out more self-defense strikes over the weekend, targeting Iranian radar and command
00:59and control sites.
01:00American officials say the attacks were a response to what they called aggressive Iranian actions, including the shooting down of
01:08a U.S. drone over international waters.
01:10Iran's Revolutionary Guard, meanwhile, says it struck the air base used to launch a U.S. attack on a telecommunications
01:17tower on Syriq Island.
01:19Iran did not identify the base, but Kuwait says it intercepted incoming fire over the weekend.
01:26The exchange comes, as President Trump said early this morning that Iran, quote,
01:31really wants to make a deal and predicted an agreement would be a good one for the United States.
01:36The White House has now returned Iran's latest proposal with revisions of its own.
01:41Officials have not released details, but sources say the changes include tougher terms on Iran's nuclear program
01:46and guarantees for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
01:50Israel is expanding its invasion in Lebanon, with troops pushing farther north and new strikes now ordered in Beirut.
01:57Israeli forces on Sunday captured the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon.
02:03It's a hilltop fortress that overlooks large parts of both southern Lebanon and northern Israel.
02:09Now, the castle sits about nine miles inside Lebanon.
02:12Israel first captured the castle more than four decades ago before retreating from southern Lebanon in 2000.
02:19Video shows troops raising an Israeli flag over the fortress after taking control of the site.
02:24The move comes despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that has been in place since April,
02:29though both sides have continued to trade fire.
02:32Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the operation a success
02:36and says he has ordered troops to push deeper into areas previously controlled by Hezbollah.
02:42Now the campaign is expanding again.
02:44This morning, Netanyahu ordered new strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold,
02:50accusing the group of repeatedly violating the April ceasefire.
02:54The new attacks have drawn criticism from Lebanon and several European governments,
02:58including France, Britain and Germany, which are calling for the ceasefire to be respected.
03:03The political fallout is growing for Maine Senate candidate Graham Plattner, and now he's fighting back.
03:09The issue this round is about Plattner reportedly sending sexually explicit texts to other women while married.
03:16Reports from The Wall Street Journal and New York Times this weekend revealed that Plattner's campaign knew about the texts
03:22last year.
03:23The storyline followed Democrats onto the Sunday shows.
03:26Senator Cory Booker was asked whether the story could jeopardize a seat Democrats view as one of their best pickup
03:32opportunities in the country.
03:34Yeah, I have concerns.
03:36That guy has questions to answer, and that's what campaigns are for.
03:39So much is riding on Democrats taking control of the Senate.
03:43According to The New York Times, Plattner addressed the controversy for the first time on Sunday,
03:47accusing a former campaign aide of spreading false claims and criticizing The Times and Wall Street Journal for their reporting.
03:54But he also acknowledged his marriage has faced challenges, saying he and his wife worked through them and remained together.
04:01The couple married in 2023.
04:04The report said Plattner's wife alerted campaign officials to the texts last summer before the issue became public.
04:11Campaign officials have confirmed the texts existed and said the communications ended before Plattner launched his Senate bid.
04:18Plattner's wife posted a video over the weekend defending her husband and their marriage.
04:22Our marriage counselor helps, my personal counselor helps, Graham's personal counselor helps, and we work on our mental health every
04:33day.
04:34No marriage is perfect, and I don't want a perfect marriage.
04:41I want my marriage, and I want to be married to Graham.
04:44And not all Democrats share Booker's concern.
04:47Senator Chris Murphy defended Plattner on CBS Sunday, saying the combat veteran has acknowledged his mistakes.
04:54He certainly admitted that he has made mistakes, but I think this is going to be a pretty clear contrast
04:59in Maine
05:00between somebody who has spent his life protecting us versus somebody who seems to be protecting Donald Trump's corruption.
05:08Plattner is expected to face incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in November in one of the nation's most closely watched
05:15Senate races.
05:16Republicans have quickly turned the story into a campaign issue as Plattner prepares for the general election fight this fall.
05:23Some of the musical acts may be dropping out of America's 250th birthday celebration,
05:28but President Trump says he has a replacement in mind, himself.
05:32After several musicians backed out of the upcoming Great American State Fair on the National Mall,
05:38Trump took to social media with an alternative plan.
05:41The president suggested replacing what he called third-rate artists with the GOAT, Donald J. Trump.
05:48Organizers later announced that Trump will, in fact, help kick off the celebration when it opens in Washington later this
05:54month.
05:54The fair is part of the nation's year-long commemoration of America's 250th birthday.
06:00Several performers, including Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, and the Commodores,
06:05have pulled out after raising concerns about the event's political tone.
06:09Trump responded with another post, saying the fair should hold a massive
06:13Make America Great Again rally instead.
06:16Not everyone is leaving, though.
06:18Organizers say Flo Rida, Vanilla Ice, and Milli Vanilli are still scheduled to appear.
06:24Colombia's presidential race is now down to two candidates,
06:27and despite the close race, they couldn't be further apart.
06:30Right-wing lawyer and political outsider Abelardo de la Esprilla finished first in Sunday's vote,
06:36winning more than 43% of the ballots cast.
06:39Left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda was close behind, with just over 40%.
06:44Neither candidate cleared the 50% needed to win outright, sending the race to a June 21st runoff.
06:50The results, though, are already facing pushback.
06:54Cepeda and outgoing President Gustavo Petro have raised concerns about preliminary vote counts,
07:00citing possible software problems and discrepancies in the tabulation process.
07:05Election officials have defended the count,
07:07and Human Rights Watch's America's director called Colombia's electoral system trustworthy,
07:12urging political leaders to respect the results.
07:15The election is unfolding against rising violence,
07:19growing security concerns, and record cocaine production.
07:22The two finalists are offering voters starkly different visions for the country.
07:27De la Esprilla has campaigned as a law-and-order outsider,
07:31drawing comparisons to President Trump and promising a tougher crackdown on crime.
07:36Cepeda has backed continuing peace talks with armed groups
07:39and argues negotiation is the better path to reducing violence.
07:44Finally this morning, if you heard a loud boom in the Northeast this weekend,
07:49you weren't alone.
07:52Those booms were caused by a meteor streaking over New England
07:56before breaking apart high above the Earth.
07:59NASA says the object was about three feet wide, so not very big,
08:03but get this, traveling nearly 75,000 miles per hour
08:07when it fragmented about 40 miles above the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border.
08:12The result? A bright fireball in the sky and sonic booms
08:16that were heard across parts of the Northeast and Eastern Canada.
08:19The American Meteor Society received reports from people who saw the flash,
08:24heard the blasts, or felt their home shake.
08:26NASA says the energy released when the meteor broke apart
08:30was roughly equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.
08:34So far, there's no evidence that any pieces reached the ground.
08:38I'm just glad everyone's okay.
08:39Before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.
08:43Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters is set to be released from prison this morning
08:46after receiving clemency from the state's governor.
08:49Also today, a federal judge will decide whether to delay or move forward
08:53with a civil trial tied to the Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse.
08:57This afternoon in Dallas, Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen
09:01will honor ICE officers involved in last year's deadly attack on an ICE facility.
09:05And in Santa Fe, New Mexico's Epstein Truth Commission holds its first public hearing,
09:11offering an update on the panel's work and next steps.
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09:25Craig's going to be back with us here tomorrow.
09:27For all of us here at Straight Air News, I'm Simone Del Rosario.
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