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US_ Bessent to Newsmax: US to Hit Iran With Unprecedented Economic Isolation ( NEWSMAX )

NEWSMAX

Bessent to Newsmax: US to Hit Iran With Unprecedented Economic Isolation

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By Newsmax Wires | Thursday, 13 August 2026 09:39 PM EDT


Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Newsmax on Thursday that the Trump administration will announce new measures against Iran next week that he said will take the economic isolation of the country to an unprecedented level.

"And watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of the economic isolation of a country," Bessent told
"Rob Schmitt Tonight."

Bessent said the administration is escalating a financial campaign that began after President Donald Trump ordered the restoration of "maximum pressure" against Tehran last year and intensified after the start of U.S. military operations against Iran in February.

"A year ago … the president gave me the order to apply maximum pressure to the Iranian regime, and Treasury did," Bessent said.

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

US_ EXCLUSIVE: CCP Intelligence Official Buys Building Steps From White House ( Philip Lenczycki - DAILY CALLER )

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EXCLUSIVE: CCP Intelligence Official Buys Building Steps From White House

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Philip Lenczycki
Senior Investigative Reporter
August 13, 2026 9:00 AM ET


A senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence official is the new owner of a historic building overlooking the White House Complex, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered.

Located approximately 650 feet northeast of the White House grounds, the
100-year-old Securities Building on 15th Street was purchased on July 21, 2026 for $8.4 million by the Philip Qiu and Family Foundation, filings show. The building’s new owner, Philip Qiu, has held numerous positions within Chinese intelligence and state security arms, according to university records and DCNF translations of Chinese government announcements.

Qiu did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

“The CCP is like a kind, but firm parent,” Qiu said in 2021,
according to a DCNF translation of an announcement from a Chinese intel arm. “It has guided our people out of hardship, led China’s sons and daughters to build a new country and is steering us toward great national rejuvenation.”

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WORLD_ State Department criticizes Beijing-Indonesia naval maneuver as pressure on Taiwan ( Bill Gertz - THE WASHINGTON TIMES )

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

State Department criticizes Beijing-Indonesia naval maneuver as pressure on Taiwan

Warship passage east of island condemned by Taiwan


A China Navy Ship with bow number 574 observes the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) more >

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - Thursday, August 13, 2026


The State Department on Thursday called a joint Chinese naval maneuver with an Indonesian warship in waters east of Taiwan a destabilizing act, while Taipei denounced the maneuver as “dangerous.”

“The United States urges
Beijing to cease its continuous military pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan,” a State Department spokesman said.

“We call on other countries to encourage the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues instead of amplifying
Beijing’s destabilizing narratives,” the spokesman told The Washington Times in response to the joint Chinese-Indonesian naval drill Wednesday.

The Chinese Defense Ministry said the exercise was conducted about 70 to 80 nautical miles east of
Taiwan. State media said the “navigation exercise” involved two frigates.

Indonesia’s navy said the maneuver was a simple passing exercise involving two warships that coordinated a nearby transit.

In Taipei, the government’s Mainland Affairs Council called the exercise a military provocation and said in a statement that China should “immediately stop this dangerous behavior that undermines the status quo.”

The council said the exercise followed other troubling Chinese actions, including
Beijing’s claims of routine “law enforcement patrols” in waters east of Taiwan

The Chinese military is now doing military drills with “relevant countries,” the statement said.

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US_ 48 Missing Children Rescued During World Cup Operation in Massachusetts: US Marshals Service ( Aldgra Fredly - THE EPOCH TIMES )

THE EPOCH TIMES

48 Missing Children Rescued During World Cup Operation in Massachusetts: US Marshals Service

The U.S. Marshals Service said several of the children were located outside state borders after investigators tracked leads across the country.


Members of the U.S. Marshals’ Missing Child Unit during "Operation Never Forgotten 2021" in Atlanta, Georgia. Courtesy of Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Marshals

Aldgra Fredly
8/12/2026|Updated: 8/12/2026


Forty-eight missing children from Massachusetts have been rescued during a multi-agency operation tied to the FIFA World Cup, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Aug. 10 as it announced the conclusion of the operation.

Massachusetts hosted seven matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup from June to July. In the months leading up to and including the tournament, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies strengthened security measures to ensure the safety of the nation and soccer fans from all around the world.

They also launched “Operation Yellow Card,” a collaborative effort to recover children reported missing within and from Massachusetts. It aimed to locate missing children at risk of human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, violence, and other forms of victimization during the competition.

Authorities anticipated an influx of international visitors to the Boston metropolitan area for the tournament, when large crowds can increase the risk of trafficking and child exploitation.

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US_ DOJ Probing Harvard Over Financial Aid Programs Linked to China-Based Sources ( Aldgra Fredly - THE EPOCH TIMES )

THE EPOCH TIMES

DOJ Probing Harvard Over Financial Aid Programs Linked to China-Based Sources

Harvard had disclosed nearly $4.5 billion in foreign funding of which $630 million came directly from sources in China, the DOJ said.


Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on July 4, 2025. Learner Liu/The Epoch Times

Aldgra Fredly
7/21/2026|Updated: 7/21/2026


The Justice Department (DOJ) said on July 20 that it was investigating whether Harvard University violated Title VI by excluding American students from financial aid programs funded by China-based sources.

The DOJ announced that Harvard’s foreign funding disclosures raised concerns about its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on national origin.

Universities are required by federal law to report gifts and contracts from foreign sources that exceed $250,000 in a year. Harvard had disclosed nearly $4.5 billion in foreign funding, of which $630 million came from sources based in China—the university’s largest source of foreign funding—the department said.

According to the DOJ, Harvard appears to accept funds from China-based sources that require the university to establish financial aid programs “with preference given to students from particular countries.”

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WORLD_ EU Urged to Use All Available Leverage Against Morocco Following Ceuta Migrant Surge ( Rachel Roberts - THE EPOCH TIMES )

THE EPOCH TIMES

EU Urged to Use All Available Leverage Against Morocco Following Ceuta Migrant Surge

Diplomatic pressure comes as Spanish opposition parties urge sporting authorities to reconsider allowing Morocco to cohost the 2030 soccer World Cup.


Moroccan migrants swim across the sea border into Ceuta, Spain, on July 31, 2026. Etienne Fauchaire/ The Epoch Times

Rachel Roberts
8/11/2026|Updated: 8/11/2026


The European Union should use all available leverage, including visa and trade policy, to ensure that Morocco cooperates on migration to the continent, following the recent illegal immigrant surge at Ceuta, EU Migration ‌Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on Aug. 6.

An estimated 72,000 illegal immigrants
entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa in a two-day influx by sea and land from July 30 to July 31, in one of the largest illegal movements into EU territory in recent years. Pressure from the EU comes as the junior partner of Spain’s government urged sporting authorities to reconsider allowing Morocco to cohost the 2030 soccer World Cup with Spain and Portugal.

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OPINION_ Tehran is losing its grip on Hormuz, and with it all its leverage ( Mark Dubowitz and Richard Goldberg - NEW YORK POST )

NEW YORK POST

Tehran is losing its grip on Hormuz, and with it all its leverage

By Mark Dubowitz and Richard Goldberg
Published Aug. 12, 2026, 7:58 p.m. ET

VIDEO


All the noise around Iran’s supposed stranglehold on oil supplies transiting through the Strait of Hormuz is missing the point.

The reality is that the combination of Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury
upended the regime’s hopes of turning Hormuz into a permanent hostage.

Its ruling clerics will now pay the price for activating a blockade without their most important insurance cards — perhaps sooner than they think.


President Donald Trump attends the Patriot Games at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

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IN-DEPTH_ The Inner Workings of Beijing’s Security Machine Revealed ( Sean Tseng - THE EPOCH TIMES )

THE EPOCH TIMES

The Inner Workings of Beijing’s Security Machine Revealed

Drawing on analysis, leaked budget data, court records, and party documents, exclusive research maps the CCP’s security apparatus.


Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock

By Sean Tseng | August 13, 2026 Updated:August 13, 2026


On the eve of Independence Day, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri landed in Los Angeles, free after roughly nine months in Chinese prison.

During his detainment, Jin had wondered if he would ever see freedom again. His release came only after President Donald Trump raised the case directly with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in May. At least eight members of Jin’s church remain behind bars.

Although Jin is a Christian pastor, he wasn’t accused of a crime of a religious nature. Instead, the Chinese regime charged him with illegally using information networks and running an illegal business—internet and commercial offenses.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

US_ GOP Senators Release Fauci’s Texts on COVID Vaccine Concerns for Pregnant Women ( Aldgra Fredly - THE EPOCH TIMES )

THE EPOCH TIMES

GOP Senators Release Fauci’s Texts on COVID Vaccine Concerns for Pregnant Women

The released text messages were among more than 34,000 messages obtained from Fauci’s government cellphone.


Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, listens during a hearing with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington on July 29, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Aldgra Fredly
8/11/2026|Updated: 8/11/2026


Two Republican senators on Aug. 10 released text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s government-issued cellphone that showed him discussing potential COVID-19 vaccine risks for pregnant women.

The messages, released by Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), date to January 2021, when Fauci headed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). They were among more than 34,000 messages obtained from the device.

The exchange was between Fauci, then-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, and Dr. Vivek Murthy, who served as surgeon general during the Biden administration.

Murthy asked in a Jan. 25, 2021, text whether there was “any data or theoretical reason” for preferring COVID-19 vaccination earlier or later in pregnancy, and when more robust data on vaccine risks for pregnant women would be available.

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OPINION_ Chinese State Media Accidentally Reveals the Reality of China’s Carrier Aviation Program ( Shen Zhou - THE EPOCH TIMES )

THE EPOCH TIMES

Chinese State Media Accidentally Reveals the Reality of China’s Carrier Aviation Program

Chinese state media’s ‘heroic’ test pilot story revealed that the PLA Navy carrier program is less mature than propaganda has suggested.


China's aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sailing with other ships holds a "live combat drill" in the East China Sea, on April 23, 2018. AFP via Getty Images 

Shen Zhou 
8/11/2026|Updated: 8/11/2026 

Commentary 

In celebration of the PLA Army Day, Chinese state media honored naval test pilot Yang Yong, who recently received a rare First-Class National Defense Science and Technology Merit Award. However, by revealing unusual details about Yang’s flight testing, the media unintentionally exposed the experimental nature of much of China’s carrier aviation program.

On July 31, one day before the PLA Army Day, Xinhua briefly announced that Yang, a test pilot with PLA Unit 91548, had received the prestigious award, but did not explain why.

However, in a different TV episode, CCTV revealed that Yang participated in flight testing aboard the aircraft carrier Fujian, including electromagnetic catapult launches of the KJ-600 carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft. CCTV soon released another feature explaining the dangerous missions that...

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