{"id":"1794183079035-news-headlines","slug":"us-asks-iraq-to-close-iran-border-crossings","title":"US asks Iraq to close Iran border crossings","summary":"The U.S. Treasury has asked Iraq to close all but two border crossings with Iran, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said; one exception is in the Kurdistan region.\n\nIranian/Khuzestan officials, cited by state media, said the Mahshahr blasts were caused by two exploding electrical transformers, not an attack. This is an official account rather than independent confirmation.\n\nNo credible estimate puts U.S. unauthorized immigrant totals at 50 million under Obama or 100 million now. DHS/MPI/Pew estimates consistently put the total around 11–12 million, with Mexicans a smaller subset. Link-only post; no factual text to check. POST bsky:at://did:plc:zetunk75tdvsmkjqkel65dcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzsjplynss2m: NOCLAIM Opinion/commentary about media coverage; no specific factual claim worth checking. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"Reuters reports on X the US has asked Iraq to close all but two border crossings with Iran."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein says the request came from the US Treasury."},{"host":"Brian","text":"He says one exception is in the Kurdistan region."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That would leave almost all crossings with Iran closed."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Separately, Iranian state media says explosions in Mahshahr were two electrical transformers, not an attack."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Khuzestan province officials say it was an electrical failure, not a security incident."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the official account for now; independent confirmation is pending."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Al Jazeera reports on X that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair with a woman suspected of spying for China."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Nvidia says it has launched an investigation and sees no evidence company secrets were leaked."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The chipmaker sits at the center of the AI race, so this will draw scrutiny."},{"host":"Brian","text":"For now, that report is from one outlet; no official finding yet."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And President Trump said Sunday he was \"only kidding\" about naming UFC CEO Dana White as press secretary."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Al Jazeera reports Trump said he'll speak with White on Monday about other matters."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That report hasn't been independently confirmed."}]}