The Daily Populous

Sunday April 12nd, 2026 morning edition

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Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said his country is approaching weekend peace talks with goodwill and readiness to come to a deal.

But he also expressed mistrust toward the U.S. after the last round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program, which appeared to be progressing, became a prelude to unexpected attacks.

“Unfortunately, our experience of negotiating with the Americans has always been accompanied by failure and breaches of commitments,” Ghalibaf said upon arrival to Islamabad ahead of peace talks with the U.S., according to the semiofficial Tasnim news agency.

Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf looks at the photos of the children killed in Madrasa Minab in Iran, while aboard a plane on his way to Pakistan.

He continued, “Twice within less than a year, in the middle of negotiations, despite the goodwill of the Iranian side, they attacked us and committed multiple war crimes.”.

The speaker offered hope, but clearly expressed wariness, according to the Tasnim report. »

Judge bars Arizona from regulating prediction market operators and pauses prosecution of Kalshi

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The commission had sued Arizona in response to cease-and-desist letters sent to Kalshi from state gambling regulators and the criminal charges filed against the prediction market operator.

Earlier this month, the federal government filed lawsuits against Connecticut, Arizona and Illinois challenging their efforts to regulate prediction market operators.

Trump’s social media platform Truth Social is also launching its own cryptocurrency-based prediction market called Truth Predict. »

Tucker Carlson calls Trump a ‘slave’ who ‘can’t make his own decisions’ in latest escalation of their feud

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Tucker Carlson has called Donald Trump a “slave” who “can’t make his own decisions,” in the latest escalation of the feud between the two former allies.

"I’ve always liked Trump and still feel sorry for him, as I do for all slaves,” Carlson told Newsmax Friday.

open image in gallery Tucker Carlson Network merchandise riffing on insults directed against the broadcaster by President Donald Trump ( X/@TCNetwork ). »

US Intelligence Says China Is Preparing to Deliver MANPADS to Iran. The Law Says Sanctions Are Mandatory.

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Unlock full audio Audio US Intelligence Says China Is Preparing to Deliver MANPADS to Iran.

Three US intelligence sources told CNN on 11 April that China is preparing to deliver man-portable air defence systems to Iran, routed through third countries to conceal origin.

The Chinese Embassy denied it: "China has never provided weapons to any party to the conflict; the information in question is untrue." »

Trump’s amateur negotiators will struggle to save him from humiliation

Authored by inews.co.uk

Witkoff and Kushner are hawks; Vance, on the other hand, never seemed happy about the attack on Iran.

But Witkoff will face an Iranian team acknowledged as skilled negotiators, who have spent years steeped in nuclear diplomacy.

That depends on whether Witkoff, Kushner, and Vance can shape a deal that is not too obvious a humiliation for Trump. »