PhylumZero
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Hardline commentators on Iranian state TV on Saturday said that closing the Strait of Hormuz is not enough to stall negotiations and called for shutting Mehrabad Airport in Tehran to prevent officials from travelling abroad for talks with the United States. They added that the appropriate strategy in such conditions is “containment over passivity,” rejecting engagement at the negotiating table.






NEW: Pope Leo XIV has named Salvadoran immigrant Evelio Menijar-Ayala to be West Virginia’s lone Catholic bishop. As a teenager, he made three attempts to enter the United States illegally. He finally arrived in California in 1990, having been smuggled in the trunk of a car with his brother over the border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego. Over the next several years, Menjivar-Ayala worked janitorial and construction jobs in California before deciding to become a priest. It’s a remarkable choice in a state that is over 90% white and voted for President Trump by 42 points.



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