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The Iranian-backed terrorist group Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq has released American journalist Shelly Kittleson on Tuesday, one week after she was kidnapped in broad daylight. Reuters correspondent Tala Ramadan reported the news, adding that Kittleson is being ordered to leave Iraq immediately. The New York Times reported about 30 minutes later that Kittleson had been freed. The terrorist group said it released Kittleson “in appreciation of the patriotic positions” of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, who had been negotiating for her release, according to the Times report. “This initiative will not be repeated in the future,” a security commander for the group said in a statement, according to the Times. “We are in a state of war waged by the Zionist-American enemy against Islam and in such situations many considerations are disregarded.” Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah say they will release abducted American journalist Shelly Kittleson and that the journalist must leave Iraq immediately — Tala Ramadan (@TalaRamadan) April 7, 2026 The update comes after Kittleson was abducted in central Baghdad on March 31. Footage of Kittleson being shoved into a car by two men during the middle of the day was played on a local news station and quickly circulated on X afterwards. U.S. assistant secretary of state for public affairs Dylan Johnson said last week the “State Department previously fulfilled our duty to warn this individual of threats against them.” Another unnamed U.S. official told the New York Post Kittleson was contacted several times about threats against her, including the night before she was abducted. Kataib Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed Shia Islamist group with close ties to Hezbollah in Lebananon; it was designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States in 2009. Kittleson is a Middle East-focused freelance reporter who has published stories for the BBC, Al-Monitor, and Politico, among other outlets. Her X account shows her current location as Iraq, and her most recent activity before being kidnapped was sharing a Reuters post about Spain closing its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks against Iran. Her most recent story was published earlier this year in The New Arab, examining the relationship between the Syrian government and its Kurdish minority. The Wisconsin native said in 2017 that reporting from war-torn countries has “clearly given me a purpose in life, to a certain extent. It has also given me nightmares at times.”The post Iraqi Terrorist Organization Frees Kidnapped American Journalist Shelly Kittleson first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Top Trump Spox Declares ‘Only the President Knows… What He Will Do’
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday claimed only President Donald Trump knows what he’ll do after the deadline he set for Iran to make a deal. Trump has said that the Iranians have until 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday to reach a deal with the U.S. to end the war. Based on his previous comments, the president is seeking the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a lasting ceasefire, and the end of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, among other things. At the time of writing, the two sides had not yet reached a deal. Complicating things even further on Tuesday morning was a grim threat posted by Trump. On Truth Social, Trump declared that “a whole civilization will die tonight.” He also claimed that he didn’t want it to happen, but that “it probably will.” That post sent the political world into a frenzy, with countless figures calling for Trump’s removal from office. Some even accused Trump of expressing genocidal intent, as his post made no mention of the Iranian regime and he explicitly threatened to obliterate all of Iran. Shortly after that post, it was reported that Iran had cut off communication with the U.S. as a direct result of Trump’s threat. Iranian state media, however, insisted that talks were still on. Asked by The Hill’s Julia Manchester about the ongoing talks with Iran, Leavitt said: The Iranian regime has until 8PM Eastern Time to meet the moment and make a deal with the United States. Only the President knows where things stand and what he will do. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on reports Iran has cut off direct diplomacy w/ US—> “The Iranian regime has until 8PM Eastern Time to meet the moment and make a deal with the United States. Only the President knows where things stand and what he will do.” — Julia Manchester (@JuliaManch) April 7, 2026 —The post Top Trump Spox Declares ‘Only the President Knows… What He Will Do’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Fox War Reporter Reacts in Real Time to Trump ‘Civilization Will Die’ Threat...
Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reacted in real time to President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy “a whole civilization” with several alarming questions. Trump set off a firestorm on Sunday when he posted a message to Truth Social that read “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F*ckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.” The president somehow topped that on Tuesday morning when he wrote a post that said, in part, that “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” On Tuesday’s edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Lawrence Jones interrupted a Yingst live shot to have Ainsley Earhardt read Trump’s threat seconds after it was posted. Griff Jenkins then asked the veteran war correspondent for his reaction. Yingst noted the difference between this and Trump’s prior threats and said it raises “questions” for Trump to answer — including what “type of munition” will be used if there’s no deal: LAWRENCE JONES: I’m sorry Trey. There’s some breaking news on Truth Social. So do you want to read this? AINSLEY EARHARDT: Sure So Donald Trump just posted this:. “A whole civilization will die tonight never to be brought back again I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will however now that we have complete and total regime change Where different smarter and less radicalized minds prevail maybe something revolutionary? Wonderful can happen. Who knows? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the world. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death will finally end. God bless the great people of Iran.” LAWRENCE JONES: So this is clearly an escalation. As everyone knows, the president has an 8 PM deadline. He talked about the power energy plants being targets up the rail stations as well. We know the notice from the Israeli IDF have told the civilians do not get on the railroad because America, the Israelis, we don’t target civilians. There’s only one side that is doing that. But the president is making it very clear that these options are still on the table. He does not want death and destruction. But the deadline is the deadline and it doesn’t… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Trump Joins Vance Rally in Hungary to Campaign for Viktor Orban: ‘The United S...President Donald Trump called Vice President JD Vance while he was in the middle of giving a speech in Hungary to praise the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday, with Trump applauding Orban for not allowing his country to be “invaded” like other European nations. Trump — while Vance held his cell phone up to the microphone for the crowd to hear — said Orban did a great job of not allowing migrants from the Middle East and Africa to “storm” Hungary. Orban, like Trump, has made a tough-on-immigration policy a foundational part of his administration. “You have a man that kept your country strong and he kept your country good, and you don’t have problems with all of the problems that so many other countries have because they let their countries be invaded. And you don’t have that problem because of Viktor Orban — that’s the only reason you don’t have that problem,” Trump said. “There was a lot of pressure on him to do it, and those other countries made big mistakes. So I wish you a lot of luck.” That comment drew some cheers from the audience. Trump continued by saying, Orban has “kept your country good” because he has “kept Hungarian people in your country. He’s done a fantastic job.” “I’m a big fan of Viktor. I’m with him all the way. The United States is with him all the way,” Trump added. Vance’s visit to Hungary comes a few days before Hungary’s election on April 12. Orban has been the country’s leader since 2010, but his run as prime minister appears to be in jeopardy heading into the election. The New York Times reported Vance is “attempting a last-ditch rescue effort to revive” Orban’s campaign, with the prime minister “struggling to maintain his footing as his governing Fidesz party trails badly in most polls.” Trump found time for his phone call shortly after he doubled down on his threat to Iran that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if a deal is not made. Watch above via MS NOW.The post Trump Joins Vance Rally in Hungary to Campaign for Viktor Orban: ‘The United States Is With Him All the Way!’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- White House Shuts Down Nuke Talk After Incendiary Trump Threat Sparks Uproar
AP Photo/Alex Brandon The White House denied suggestions that President Donald Trump is considering a nuclear strike on Iran on Tuesday after comments made by Vice President JD Vance in Hungary sparked uproar online in the wake of the president’s incendiary threat. Speaking to an audience during his visit to Hungary, Vance said the U.S. had “largely accomplished its military objectives” in Iran but signaled further escalation remained possible if the Iranian regime didn’t “change their course of conduct.” He then warned that Washington still has military options it “so far” hasn’t “decided to use” as a deadline for talks set by Trump approaches. The comments also came as the president escalated his rhetoric online, threatening that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if a deal is not reached. “They’ve got to know we’ve got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use. The president of the United States can decide to use them, and he will decide to use them if the Iranians don’t change their course of conduct,” he said. The remarks prompted claims on social media that the vice president was hinting at the potential use of nuclear weapons. One account linked to Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign social media account, rebranded to Headquarters, @HQNewsNow, posted: “JD Vance doubles down on Trump’s new post threatening ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ and implies Trump might use nuclear weapons.” JD Vance doubles down on Trump’s new post threatening “a whole civilization will die tonight” and implies Trump might use nuclear weapons pic.twitter.com/GbxU602u6n — Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) April 7, 2026 The White House swiftly rejected that interpretation in an unusually blunt response on X: “Literally nothing @VP said here ‘implies’ this, you absolute buffoons.” Literally nothing @VP said here "implies" this, you absolute buffoons https://t.co/7JU3wXMaWX — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 7, 2026 Concluding his remarks in Hungary, Vance added he was “hopeful” negotiations could avert further action, noting “there’s going to be a lot of negotiation between now and then” before Trump’s imposed negotiations deadline expires at 8 p.m. ET.The post White House Shuts Down Nuke Talk After Incendiary Trump Threat Sparks Uproar first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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