Fernando Alba

Donald Trump warned that the United States would retaliate 100 times more forcefully against any Iranian escalation and defended continued military action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The article says public support for the strikes is limited, with Reuters-Ipsos polling showing substantial disapproval and widespread concern that the administration has not clearly explained its goals. Iran is reportedly seeking to prolong nuclear negotiations through conditions involving sanctions, the Strait of Hormuz blockade and frozen assets, potentially keeping the conflict politically damaging for Trump and Republicans through the midterm elections.

The article reports unverified claims that Donald Trump secretly left Air Force One during travel from a NATO summit in Turkey and transferred to a smaller aircraft, allegedly with aides Natalie Harp and Walt Nauta, while cabinet officials and reporters remained aboard. The account, first attributed to The Washington Post, has fueled online speculation about Trump’s security arrangements and his close relationship with Harp. The article also highlights allegations from a book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan concerning Harp’s influence and personal correspondence with Trump, while noting uncertainty about how Trump later returned to Air Force One.

SpaceX and Tesla have unveiled plans for Terafab, a proposed semiconductor manufacturing complex in Grimes County, Texas, that could exceed 100 million square feet and become the world's largest building. The facility would manufacture, package and test advanced logic and memory chips for Tesla robots and autonomous vehicles as well as SpaceX's planned space-based data centers. Its first phase is estimated at $16.8 billion, with total investment potentially rising from $55 billion to $119 billion, and the project is expected to create more than 3,000 jobs. The companies have applied for eight local tax incentives that would freeze school property taxes at about 48% of assessed value for 10 years per phase.