After Iran attacked Israel on Saturday night‚ the exiled crown prince of Iran‚ Reza Pahlavi‚ accused the Biden administration of “appeasing” the despotic leader of Iran‚ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei‚ adding that the people of Iran do not want war with the Jewish state. Fox News’ Trey Gowdy asked Pahlavi about Iran’s claim after the attack that “the matter has been concluded.” “These are signs of the regime becoming more weak and desperate; as a matter of fact‚ at the very same time that it launched its missiles and drones against Israel‚ it has cracked down yet again on Iranian women on the streets of Iran‚” Pahlavi stated. “The intelligence part of the IRGC has warned people in Iran that the slightest demonstration of sentiment and sympathy to the Israelis will be harshly treated. They are extremely afraid of what the Iranian people think and as a result it’s only indicating that as we have always believed‚ the regime is trying to hang on to power by intimidation and repression at home and exercising through its proxies‚ or this time‚ directly by itself‚ its conflict abroad.” “From Tehran to Tel Aviv‚ from Hamidan to Haifa‚ Iranians and Israelis know that this is not the Iranian people’s war‚ this is Ali Khamenei‚ the dictator of this brutal regime’s war‚” he said. “As we speak‚ today there were demonstrations in Paris‚ London‚ Berlin. Iranians together with the Israelis and Jews hand-in-hand together‚ supporting each other‚ and demonstrating to the whole world that we as a nation and Israel as a nation have our destiny intertwined. We cannot hope for any chance for peace and stability in the region until this regime is finally gone. I think it’s important for the world to realize that the only obstacle to peace and stability and a better future lies on putting an end to the regime. It is time for the world to finally decide to endorse and back the Iranian people to topple this regime and put an end to all this madness.” Gowdy pointed out Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had called for regime change in Israel but never done so for Iran. Pahlavi took aim at the Biden administration‚ saying: When you release money to a regime and give it more means to finance its proxies and use brutality at home‚ basically‚ appeasement has proven it only emboldens the regime. We said that a long time ago. As you indicated last year when I visited Israel‚ part of our discussions with Israeli leaders – and for that matter‚ other leaders around the world – has been precisely this: If you let the regime be emboldened by the fact that they can count on appeasement or paying ransom for the release of hostages or not imposing oil sanctions which gave the regime almost one extra hundred billion dollars‚ the fact that the current administration is trying to release even yet more money to the regime‚ about $10 billion of Iranian electric revenue from the Iraqis. What do you think is going to happen next&;#63; “I think there’s a direct correlation between appeasement and doing this kind of thing and the regime becoming emboldened‚” he posited. “The solution again is to use every opportunity to put more pressure on the regime. For instance‚ it is time the United States’ allies in Europe finally decide to put the IRGC  on the terrorist group list and that would mean more pressure on the regime.” “But also parallel to that‚” he continued. “It’s time to use maximum support to the Iranian people in their struggle against this regime. It is the Iranian people’s ask to have change. It does not have to be a U.S. senator saying who needs to change. If the Iranian people say loud and clear that we are done with this regime; help us liberate ourselves‚ that is the message that the Iranian people have to the entire world. And I hope the U.S. government and other governments will heed this call and finally help us save our world from disaster and more conflict and have an opportunity post this regime to have regional peace and brotherly cooperation. Not just Iran and Israel‚ but the Arab world too that has also been a target of this regime.”

The branch of the Department of Homeland Security that handles transnational criminal investigations is rebranding itself in the hopes that major Democratic-controlled cities will cooperate with it. The Department of Homeland Security’s investigative branch‚ Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)‚ is rebranding and scrubbing agents’ contact information of connections to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)‚ under which HSI technically exists. HSI officials have complained that the politics connected to ICE have made their jobs increasingly difficult in areas with “sanctuary city” laws‚ according to The Washington Post. “HSI’s ‘independent branding’ will allow its agents ‘to work without the undue toxicity that in some places comes with the ICE moniker‚'” according to the Post. “They’ll still be part of ICE‚ just like the Marines are part of the Department of the Navy‚” ICE acting director Patrick Lechleitner said.  HSI will roll out a new website empty of references to ICE‚ as well as a new agency insignia and badges for its agents that are similarly free of the ICE connection. To make HSI an independent agency‚ which is what some officials have pushed for over the politics connected to ICE‚ an act of Congress would be required. The rebranding can avoid the hassle of navigating Capitol Hill while having the same effect‚ or so the hope goes. HSI agents have been repeatedly blocked or refused information from local officials and police departments that operate under areas with sanctuary city laws. HSI officials say the agency’s connection to ICE gives people the wrong impression. Though HSI operates under ICE‚ it does not handle the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants. HSI’s main focus is investigating transnational crime and gangs. “We try to the best ability within the entire agency to be apolitical‚” Lechleitner said. “We’re not a political organization. We’re a law enforcement‚ national security‚ public safety agency. However‚ it was affecting HSI’s ability to conduct operations and investigations.” The Department of Homeland Security has fallen deeper into divisive politics under President Joe Biden. The House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas‚ who now awaits his trial in the Senate. House lawmakers impeached Mayorkas‚ the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in 150 years‚ on two articles for “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and “breach of public trust.” Illegal immigration into the United States has exploded under Biden and Mayorkas’ tenure. The monthly record for the number of illegal border crossings was broken in December when Border Patrol agents reported just under 250‚000 arrests at the southern border. The numbers have fallen slightly since the start of the year‚ though they remain at historically high levels.

Emmy Russell continues to follow in her grandmother‚ Loretta Lynn’s‚ footsteps and move towards musical stardom as she enters American Idol’s Top 20. The 25-year-old passed the milestone during last night’s episode (April 14) when she sang her original song‚ Want You. The heartbreaking lyrics told a story that resonated with many people in the crowd. They follow the agony of a woman who is in love with a man who isn’t fully committed‚ and she begs him to let her go if he doesn’t want her like she wants him. “I want you to want me‚ like I want you/I want you to need me‚ like I need you/If you’re gonna leave me‚ then cut me loose/I want you to want me‚” she sang somberly. Ahead of the song‚ Emmy Russell shared in a video that she is a songwriter first and a singer second‚ and she began penning Want You when she was only nine. “Whenever you share a song‚ it’s very vulnerable‚” she said. “Anything I feel‚ I write. It just starts coming out of me. I go to my iPhone and my piano – it is my best friend whenever it comes to music. I feel a melody‚ I go to my iPhone‚ record it. A lyric‚ go to it‚ record it.” Emmy Russell’s “American Idol” Performance Brings Ryan Seacrest To Tears When she finished her performance‚ Emmy earned a standing ovation from both the audience and her competitors. The words hit Ryan Seacrest so hard that he actually ran towards her on stage with tears welling in his eyes. “I’m crying‚” he told her before Katy Perry asked if it’s because he wants someone to want him like that‚ too. “Love me‚” he yelled to Katy. “Love me like I love you.”  Once the laughter died down‚ Ryan shared the real reason the Want Me moved him. “Knowing that was your song‚ you started writing at nine and knowing those were your lyrics. It was just so emotional backstage‚” he said.  Watch Emmy Russell on American Idol Every Sunday and Monday on ABC at 8/7 C. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Loretta Lynn’s Granddaughter Emmy Russell Officially Makes It To “American Idol’s” Top 20‚ Watch Her Latest Performance appeared first on InspireMore.

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