R Magic Brow

President Donald Trump was fired up over a Fox News report about the lack of negotiations with Iran, and he called on Bret Baier to "straighten out his flunkies" over the segment Thursday. Jonathan Hunt had reported that the president was not negotiating with Iran and noted some of the efforts Iran had taken to strike back against the U.S. economic warfare. 'Fox News did a particularly inaccurate report on the Failing Islamic Republic of Iran.'The president criticized the journalist later on social media and demanded that Baier, Fox's chief political correspondent, reel Hunt in."Jonathan Hunt of Fox News did a particularly inaccurate report on the Failing Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump wrote on social media. "I don’t want to meet, they do. In fact, they are begging to make a deal. Bret Baier should straighten out his flunkies, for a change!"The Hill noted that the president posted the critique as Hunt's segment on "Special Report" aired.Baier defended Hunt in comments just before the show ended."First of all, Jonathan is not a flunky. He is a great reporter," he responded."Second of all, Mr. President, we didn’t say you wanted to meet. In fact, we played a soundbite; you didn’t want to meet, and there are negotiations," Baier added. "We said that Treasury Secretary Bessent is hoping to meet with G20 countries to increase the pressure on Iran, and Gulf State allies, including Qatar, are inside Tehran trying to get Iran to agree to concessions." He added, "That’s what we said."A report from Iran appeared to confirm that the regime was drawing up another set of demands in order to seek a peace deal with the administration. RELATED: The Iran war is causing another shortage — and it will directly affect every American The U.S. has sought to pressure Iran through economic policies to push the regime into agreeing to a peace deal that would keep it from obtaining nuclear weapons and also relinquish its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Axios reported that the administration has gained the upper hand on Iran by quietly slipping oil tankers through the strait and continuing to suppress the regime's ability to benefit financially from the oil trade. The president, meanwhile, has projected strength over the battle to control the strait. Earlier in August he told a rally of supporters that he would make the Strait of Hormuz the 51st state of the U.S. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Gay British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at an airport in Louisiana.Yiannopoulos, who most recently had worked as the chief of staff for Kanye West, was detained for overstaying a visa, according to the Department of Homeland Security.'He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws. ... He will remain in ICE custody pending removal.'The detention was reported by TMZ, which cited inmate records. Yiannopoulos had been issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge in July after he failed to appear at an immigration hearing, according to the DHS. He was detained at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner on Thursday, according to te DHS."He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws," the agency stated. "He will remain in ICE custody pending removal."Yiannopoulos legally entered through New York City, New York, on May 19, 2019.The right-wing provocateur gained fame for supporting President Donald Trump and for supporting the theory that homosexuality was not hardwired from birth, but a response to early childhood trauma that can include sexual molestation.He was canceled by many after numerous comments resurfaced in which he appeared to support men having sex with underage boys.RELATED: California Democrat calls for ICE to be abolished after Homan announces 'record' arrests Yiannopoulos parted ways with West in 2024 before posting that the rap mogul had been recreationally using nitrous oxide that was supplied to him by his dentist. The dentist has denied the allegation. He was also banned from Facebook after being listed alongside right-wing conspiracy theorists and white nationalists that the platform described as "dangerous."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Iran's most powerful piece of leverage against the U.S. is slipping through its hands, according to the latest Axios assessment.The Iranian regime's stranglehold over the pivotal Strait of Hormuz has allowed it to resist demands from the Trump administration for a peace deal with terms favorable to the U.S.'They don't want us to go back at them. That's the whole ball game. The rest doesn't matter.'U.S. officials now tell Axios that they have gained the upper hand in the struggle to control the strait, which may lead to an end to the military operation."That sucker is open. The Iranian response is very mild," said Trump in a phone call Thursday to Axios. "They don't want us to go back at them. That's the whole ball game. The rest doesn't matter."The effort to reopen the strait despite the Iranian threat began after a memorandum of understanding collapsed in the peace negotiations in July.The U.S. military then reportedly began to quietly help transport about 10 million barrels a day through the strait by a southern channel near Oman. While the amount is about half of what it was before the strait was closed, it's a significant increase and a boon to the U.S. cause.The U.S. has also been able to cripple Iran's ability to strike at tankers after a two-week bombing campaign, according to Axios. A U.S. military mine-sweeping operation and aid from the United Arab Emirates have also improved Trump's advantage.CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper announced that they had reached a major milestone in the effort to wrestle control of the strait from Iran."Internationally recognized sea routes in the strait are free of Iranian sea mines. Bottom line: Today international shipping lanes are open and momentum is building," he said in a video Thursday.While some experts remain skeptical of the official tally of oil that can pass already, Axios noted many other signs that the U.S. is gaining ground against Iran.The president has repeatedly proclaimed that the ultimate goal of the operation is to keep the Iranian regime from obtaining nuclear weapons."I don't want to meet, they do. In fact, they are begging to make a deal," Trump claimed on social media Thursday.Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee denied the claims and said that they had agreed to allow the southern channel near Oman. He added that the regime was compiling a list of demands to negotiate a peace deal. RELATED: When Marco Rubio warned Iran that closing of Strait of Hormuz would be 'suicidal' Brent crude oil was trading at about $72 a barrel before the military operation began and surged to over $111 at its worst in April. It opened at just below $90 on Thursday.About a fifth of the world's oil trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz.The U.S.-Israeli joint military strikes against Iran began 6 months ago on Feb. 28.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah was rehired after her termination over social media posts about Charlie Kirk's assassination after taking the publication to court — and BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock is disappointed to hear it.“This is a woman that had tweeted out some really negative things about the death of Charlie Kirk, and the Washington Post said, ‘Hey, we don’t need any of that.’ She was a columnist there covering race and culture,” Whitlock explains.“She sued to get her job back, and this week, she won that lawsuit and has been reinstated,” he adds.An article from the New York Times reported that “the Washington Post said in its termination letter that Ms. Attiah’s posts about Mr. Kirk had harmed ‘the integrity’ of the organization and violated standards requiring employees to use social media with civility and respect.”“Ms. Attiah’s remarks about Mr. Kirk’s assassination, which she posted to the social network Bluesky on Sept. 10, the day he was shot, responded to the outpouring of grief after the shooting,” The Times continued."Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is … not the same as violence," she wrote in a post.“She wrote this on a post on the day he was shot,” BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock says in disbelief.“I can’t blame the Washington Post for not wanting to be associated with Ms. Attiah. I’m not surprised that she sued, and I’m not surprised that some liberal judge, or some liberal court, reinstated her,” he continues.And in a recent podcast episode, conservative commentator April Chapman made her case for why things like this happen.“Y’all not gonna like this, but it is risky and full of hidden liabilities to hire a black woman. They tend to be difficult. Okay? They tend to be less compliant. They are more likely to file a lawsuit and cry racism or sexism or some other ‘ism’ as a way to extort money from a company,” Chapman said on her podcast "Unshakable."“She will get the company embroiled in some lawsuit that never ends. And so you don’t have to take my word for it, but because of the lack of the accountability and the ethnic narcissism of most liberal black females, like you don’t really have this problem in conservative spaces with black women,” she continued.“But since 92% of all black women are progressive and liberal and Marxist in their worldview, what I’m saying holds to be true,” she added.“That’s amazing,” Whitlock says, adding, “particularly coming from a black woman.”Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.