The Daily Populous

Monday April 20th, 2026 morning edition

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Iran says it has no plans to negotiate with the US after President Donald Trump said Sunday that "the whole country is going to get blown up" if Iran refuses to make a deal.

But Iran’s official IRNA news agency later reported that claims Iran was coming to negotiate were “not true" and described the announcement as “a media game and part of the blame game to pressure Iran.”.

IRNA added that negotiators decided not to return because of "Washington’s excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade.".

“Our assessment is that Trump effectively lacks both a coherent plan and the capacity to secure even a temporary agreement,” the official said.

Even before Trump made more such threats Sunday morning, Iran had not yet agreed to another round of talks.

“The Islamabad negotiations provided President Trump with an appropriate opportunity to exit the war,” the official added.

"Due to poor discipline, Trump ends up prioritizing the optics of victory over actually getting a deal," Parsi said. »

Hero principal who tackled school shooter is crowned prom king

Authored by independent.co.uk

A heroic Oklahoma high school principal, shot in the leg while taking down a school shooter, was crowned prom king this weekend.

In the video from prom night, Moore walks through the crowd at the dance and high-fives cheering students.

The DJ declared Moore “our king” and then played the Nickelback song “Hero.”. »

Russia may announce general mobilisation to attack Ukraine or Baltic states – Zelenskyy

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested that the reason Russia is restricting access to social media is to prevent unrest in the event of a general mobilisation for a major new offensive against Ukraine or an attack on one of the Baltic states.

The first is general mobilisation, large-scale mobilisation in Russia.

Details: Zelenskyy said in summary that Russia's Plan A is "large-scale mobilisation, restrictions on social media, and launching an offensive". »