A hot-air balloon carrying 21 people in Brazil caught fire Saturday morning and crashed, killing at least eight people, Santa Catarinas military fire brigade said.The crash happened in Santa Catarina, a state in Brazils south, after the fire started in the basket, forcing the pilot to attempt to land, officials said.Video shared on social media shows black smoke billowing over the deflated balloon as it hurtles toward the ground in a wooded area near the town of Praia Grande, which is popular for hot-air ballooning.The 13 survivors, including the pilot, were taken to hospitals with unknown injuries.HOT-AIR BALLOON STRIKE, COLLAPSE OF NEW MEXICO RADIO TOWER CAUGHT ON CAMERA DURING POPULAR FESTIVALThe survivors managed to live by jumping out of the balloon when the fire first began, officials said.The balloon at first began to rise again once some of the passengers had jumped out."These people ended up dying four charred, and another four jumped out of the balloon when it was falling," Lt. Col. Zevir Cipriano Jr. said."We are in mourning," Santa Catarina Gov. Jorginho Mello said in a video on X. "A tragedy has happened. We will see how it unfolds, what happened, why it happened. But the important thing now is for the state structure to do what it can."He added that hes asked authorities "to do as much as possible" to help the victims and their families.Three of the victims died hugging each other, Santa Catarinas civil police force Chief Ulisses Gabriel said on social media."It hurts the soul," he said.Costing $100 per person, the ride was expected to be 45 minutes long and reach 3,280 feet. Its not clear what height the balloon was at when it started to fall."Despite all necessary precautions and the efforts of our pilot who has extensive experience and followed all recommended procedures in an attempt to save everyone on board the balloon we are suffering from the pain caused by this tragedy," the hot-air balloon company Sobrevoar said in a statement.TENNESSEE SKYDIVING PLANE CRASHES MOMENTS AFTER TAKEOFF, LEAVING MULTIPLE PASSENGERS INJUREDSobrevoar added that it had followed all regulations for the ride and had a clear record previously. It is now suspending its operations indefinitely.Around 25 to 30 hot-air balloon trips leave daily from the area, the government said.Brazilian PresidentLuiz Incio Lula da Silva expressed his solidarity with the victims families and said the federal government was available to help with the investigation.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLast Sunday, another hot-air balloon crashed in Brazils state of So Paulo, killing one woman and injuring 11 others.The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

The violent and destructive Los Angeles anti-ICE protests cost taxpayers $32 million, according to a report by the city budget chief.Controller Kenneth Mejia posted the figures on X, detailing what the money from local taxpayers will be funding. City taxpayers are on the hook for emergency services, cleanup and public property damage, all stemming from the protests that turned into riots, according to Mejia's post.More than $29 million, or 92% of the cost, is for the Los Angeles Police Department's response. Part of these funds will also cover the cost of the citywide tactical alerts.LA ANTI-ICE RIOTERS FACE NEW CHARGES AS VIOLENCE RAGESA little more than $1 million will go to the citys efforts to clean up the city and repair damage to public property, according to Mejia's post.The rest of the money will be distributed to various departments, such as the Los Angeles Fire Department, the city's street services, general services, tourism and others.Mejia noted the funding did not factor in potential lawsuits that could arise from the unrest.FBI WILL INVESTIGATE 'ANY EVIDENCE OF A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY' IN LA RIOTSThe protests, described as "peaceful" by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and the liberal media, saw demonstrators violently clash with the LAPD over multiple days, prompting President Donald Trump to deploy both the National Guard and active-duty military personnel.The protests have led to several arrests, including Grzegorz Vandenberg, 48. He was charged with buying fireworks with the intent to harmlaw enforcement and government officials during the protests, according to the Department of Justice.While at a store, federal authorities allege, he told employees he previously served in the militarys special forces and claimed he could make pipe bombs before revealing he was planning to travel to Los Angeles to kill law enforcement officers and government officials in the anti-ICE riots.FEDERAL AGENTS THWART MAN'S EXPLOSIVE ALLEGED PLOT AGAINST OFFICERS DURING LA RIOTSLos Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna announced that nearly a dozen deputies were injured during the ongoing riots after protesters launched rocks, Molotov cocktails and "high-grade pyrotechnics" at them.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSince June 7, the LAPD has made over 500 arrests related to protests, according to the LAPD.Mejia's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digitals request for comment.Fox News' Christina Coleman, Julia Bonavita and Stepheny Price contributed to this story.

Potential misdirection likely served a key role in the Trump administration's successful strikes on a trio of Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday evening, which were abruptly announced by President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post just days after he said his decision on Iran would unfold within the next two weeks."We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," Trump said on Truth Social on Saturday evening. "All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow."Trump's surprise announcement came with no media leaks ahead of time and followed White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announcing on Thursday during a press briefing that Trump would make a decision on potentially striking Iran within a two-week time period as opposed to an imminent decision."I have a message directly from the president, and I quote, 'based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,'" Leavitt said at a White House press briefing on Thursday, quoting Trump.TRUMP SAYS ISRAELS NEXT IRAN ATTACK WILL BE EVEN MORE BRUTAL: MAKE A DEALAhead of the strikes on Saturday evening, six B-2 stealth bombers from an Air Force base in Missouri appeared to be en route to a U.S. Air Force base in Guam, U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News on Saturday.Fox New's chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin said during an appearance Saturday evening as news broke of the strikes that reports of the bombers were likely part of the "misleading tidbits put out there to suggest that maybe President Trump had had put off the decision."TRUMP FACES CRITICAL DECISION AS MIDDLE EAST TEETERS ON BRINK OF WAR"Those six B-2 bombers that were heading west towards Guam, they would not have made it to Iran in time to take part in this strike. So, that suggests to me that there was an additional B-1 package that perhaps flew eastward from Whiteman Air Force Base. Again, this was all part of the deception. There was a great deal of sort of misleading tidbits put out there to suggest that maybe President Trump had put off the decision and that this would happen two weeks from now," she said while speaking with Fox News' Bret Baier on Saturday evening."But as we knew, there were other indications, and we did not report earlier this week, even though we knew that Whiteman Air Force Base had put out a notice suggesting that the base was closed for so-called repairs until Monday, June 23. Now, if you look at the timeframe of where we are right now, those B-2s would be home at Whiteman by the time that notice and that would be lifted on Monday, June 23. So, that was put out a week ago, and so we should have had some clue that this might have been some indication of the time frame," Griffin added.TRUMP WEIGHS STRIKING IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES: 'I MAY DO IT, I MAY NOT DO IT'Trump said in his Truth Social post he will address the nation at 10 p.m. ET to provide details on the strikes."I will be giving an Address to the Nation at 10:00 P.M., at the White House, regarding our very successful military operation in Iran. This is an HISTORIC MOMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ISRAEL, AND THE WORLD. IRAN MUST NOW AGREE TO END THIS WAR. THANK YOU!"Israel launched pre-emptive strikes on Iran on June 12 after months of attempted and stalled nuclear negotiations and subsequent heightened concern that Iran was advancing its nuclear program. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared soon afterward that the strikes were necessary to "roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival."He added that if Israel had not acted, "Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time."Dubbed "Operation Rising Lion," the strikes targeted Iran's nuclear and missile infrastructure and killed a handful of senior Iranian military leaders.ISRAEL LAUNCHES SWEEPING STRIKE ON IRAN WHILE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SEEKS DIPLOMATIC SOLUTIONTrump has repeatedly urged Iran to make a deal on its nuclear program before striking its nuclear facilities, but the country pulled out of ongoing talks with the U.S. scheduled for June 15 in Oman and refused to return to the table in the days following."Iran should have signed the deal I told them to sign," Trump posted to Truth Social Monday evening, when he abruptly left an ongoing G-7 summit in Canada to better focus on the IsraelIran conflict. "What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!"

MMA heavyweight champion Jon Jones is retiring from competition, UFC Chairman Dana White announced Saturday.Jones is considered the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.White says Jones informed the promotion of his decision to retire on Friday. By virtue of Jones' retirement, Tom Aspinall is now the undisputed heavyweight champion. Jones retires with a 28-1 record.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Jon Jones called us last night and retired," White said during a news conference in Azerbaijan. "Jon Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC."Jones moved up from the light heavyweight division in 2023, capturing the vacant heavyweight championship over Ciryl Gane. Jones then defended the belt in a third-round TKO victory over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November.Jones has been an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump over the last year.Jones performed Trump's signature dance after his win over Miocic in November.TRUMP PRESIDENCY 'POSITIVE FOR THE WORLD,' UFC PRESIDENT DANA WHITE SAYS"A big, big thank you to President Donald Trump for being here tonight," Jones said, which sent the Madison Square Garden crowd into a frenzy.Then, Jones used the crowd's energy to start a "USA! USA!" chant, which they happily joined in for."I'm proud to be a great American champion. I'm proud to be a Christian American champion," Jones added.That night, Jones even walked over to where Trump sat ringside with Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, sons Don Jr. and Eric, Kid Rick, Vivek Ramaswamy, singer Jelly Roll and others and handed him his UFC title belt.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Most Republicans are willing to give great deference to President Donald Trump to strike Iran without Congressional authorization to hit sovereign territory inside another country.There are some concerns the Presidents aggressive action could peel off some pro-MAGA supporters simply because Trump campaigned against getting involved in overseas conflicts.There are also divisions among Democrats. Pro-Israel Democrats have been calling for the U.S. to strike Iran because of the threat it poses to Israel.TRUMP DECLARES VERY SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AS US FORCES STRIKE 3 KEY SITESRegardless, lawmakers from both sides are concerned about retaliation from Iran and its proxie and even possible strikes in the U.S. from sleeper cells.Members of Congress will want to understand what risks lie ahead for the U.S. as it infuses itself in this conflict and what battle plans lie ahead.Expect a Senate-wide briefing on Iran to come Tuesday.ISRAEL SAYS IT KILLED IRANIAN COMMANDER WHO HELPED FUND, ARM HAMASNow the question is what else the U.S. may need to do.Will Congress feel it needs to authorize further action against Iran under the "war powers" provision in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution?CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRepresentatives Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., have a resolution to ban the U.S. from getting involved in Iran.Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., will force a vote Thursday or Friday in the Senate on whether the U.S. should be involved overseas at all.

A Wisconsin couple have been charged in a plot to kill two women with cyanide, and several investigators tracking the pair were hospitalized after coming into contact with the poison, according to prosecutors and reports.Paul VanDuyne and Andrea Whitaker are accused of creating poisons and using them in an elaborate attempt to murder two different women who were ex-girlfriends of VanDuyne, according to the Wisconsin Justice Department.Prosecutors allege VanDuyne broke into a womans car in a Middleton Costco parking lot last month and contaminated her water bottle with cyanide. She found people outside her car telling her that the car had been tampered with, although she didnt find anything wrong at the time, Fox 47 reported. She did find the water tasted funny, the outlet reported.CHIROPRACTOR ACCUSED OF POISONING WIFE WITH LEAD DURING DIVORCE NOW CLAIMS HE WAS A VICTIM TOO: REPORTTwo weeks later, the same thing is alleged to have happened again. This time, the woman brought the bottle to the police, who tested it and confirmed it contained cyanide.Around the same time, another woman in Rock County was hospitalized after drinking cyanide-tainted water found in her car after a gym visit.Both alleged victims briefly dated VanDuyne, prosecutors said.ALABAMA CHIROPRACTOR CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTING TO POISON WIFE WITH LEAD-LACED PILLSVanDuyne was arrested Sunday after the hazmat-linked investigations and after authorities caught him allegedly trying to help cover up evidence.Police had been monitoring VanDuyne but were forced to move quickly when he tried to contact the Rock County woman last weekend. He was arrested and booked Sunday.While in jail, VanDuyne called Whitaker and asked her to remove items from his house, prosecutors said. Agents intercepted her leaving with her belongings. When searching her phone, they found multiple messages between the couple discussing different poisons. Prosecutors believe the pair were planning to murder VanDuynes ex-girlfriends with poison.At least seven state investigators on the case have been hospitalized for possible exposure to the poison, WISN.com reported.The outlet reported that Dane County Assistant District Attorney William Brown revealed Whitaker's online history included searches for "Does potassium cyanide cloud water?" and "Sodium cyanide odor, sodium cyanide."Searches also included "What does cyanide look like?" and "Cyanide lethal," he said.VanDuyne and Whitaker face charges in Rock County of attempted homicide, aggravated battery, reckless endangerment and stalking all involving a dangerous weapon.In Dane County, VanDuyne faces more charges for attempted homicide and stalking, while Whitaker is also accused of helping him and trying to cover it up.Seven agencies were involved in the investigation, including the Wisconsin Department of Justices Division of Criminal Investigation, the Rock County Sheriff's Office, the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories and the FBI.

The Pentagon Pizza Report, a social media account that claimed to have accurately predicted Israels initial June 12 military strikes on Iran, posted that local pizza traffic near the Pentagon was "HIGH" within an hour of the U.S. launching attacks against Iranian nuclear sites Saturday night.President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social the U.S. military completed an attack on three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan."A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow," the president wrote in the post. "Thank you for your attention to this matter."US TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST COULD FACE INCREASED THREATS AMID IRAN CONFLICT: IRREPARABLE DAMAGELess than an hour before the announcement, the account said "HIGH activity is being reported at the closest Papa Johns to the Pentagon."Account administrators added Freddie's Beach Bar, a restaurant and bar near the Pentagon that has also been previously used as an indicator of impending military action, was reporting abnormally low activity levels for a Saturday night."Classic indicator for potential overtime at the Pentagon," the account wrote.TRUMP PROMISES TO RESPOND WITH 'FULL STRENGTH AND MIGHT' OF US MILITARY IF IRAN ATTACKS AMERICAFollowing the president's announcement on Truth Social, the account posted a simple, "Thank you for your attention to this matter," echoing the wording in Trump's post.About half an hour before Trump's address to the nation, the pizza account noted there was a "HUGE traffic surge" at the Domino's closest to MacDill Air Force Base, home of CENTCOM, as of about 9:36 p.m. eastern time.During the address, the president warned Iranian officials future attacks would come, if they did not "make peace."

Co-sponsors of the War Powers Resolution, Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif, and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., were quick to criticize President Donald Trump for greenlighting attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran Saturday night."This is not constitutional," Massie said, responding to Trump's Truth Social post announcing the strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan in Iran.The bipartisan War Powers Resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives this week as strikes between Israel and Iran raged on, and the world stood by to see if Trump would strike.Sources familiar told Fox News Digital that both House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., were briefed on the strikes ahead of time.'INSTINCTS FOR RESTRAINT': SENATE DIVIDED OVER WHO GETS TO DECLARE WAR"Trump struck Iran without any authorization of Congress. We need to immediately return to DC and vote on @RepThomasMassie and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war," Khanna said.'SQUAD' MEMBERS, GOP LAWMAKER JOIN FORCES TO REJECT US INVOLVEMENT IN ISRAEL-IRAN WARThis week, lawmakers sounded off on the unconstitutionality of Trump striking Iran without congressional approval. Congress has the sole power to declare war under Article I of the Constitution.The War Powers Resolution seeks to "remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic State of Iran" and directs Trump to "terminate" the deployment of American troops against Iran without an "authorized declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military forces against Iran."As Trump announced his strikes against Iran without congressional approval Khanna said representatives should return to Capitol Hill to prevent further escalation.And in the upper chamber, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced his own war powers resolution ahead of the bipartisan duo in the House. While the resolution had been gaining steam with his colleagues, momentum could be stalled due to the strikes. His resolution is privileged, meaning that lawmakers will have to consider it. The earliest it could be voted on is Friday.Kaine argued in a statement that "the American public is overwhelmingly opposed to the U.S. waging war on Iran.""And the Israeli Foreign Minister admitted yesterday that Israeli bombing had set the Iranian nuclear program back at least 2 or 3 years,'" he said. "So, what made Trump recklessly decide to rush and bomb today? Horrible judgment. I will push for all senators to vote on whether they are for this third idiotic Middle East war."This week on Capitol Hill, Massie, the conservative fiscal hawk who refused to sign onto Trump's "big, beautiful bill," built an unlikely bipartisan coalition of lawmakers resisting the U.S.' involvement in the Middle East conflict."This is not our war. But if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution," Massie said.Massie, whom Trump threatened to primary during the House GOP megabill negotiations, invited "all members of Congress to cosponsor this resolution." By Tuesday night, the bipartisan bill had picked up 27 cosponsors, including progressive "Squad" members Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar.Across the political aisle, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., signaled her support, writing that Americans want an affordable cost of living, safe communities and quality education "not going into another foreign war.""This is not our fight," Greene doubled down on Saturday night, before Trump's Truth Social announcement.The bill's original co-sponsors also include progressive Democrat Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, who called it unconstitutional for "Trump to go to war without a vote in Congress."White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Trump would make his decision about whether to bomb Iran within two weeks."We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter," Trump said Saturday night.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIsrael launched preemptive strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and military leaders last week, which the Islamic Republic considered a "declaration of war." Strikes between Israel and Iran have raged on since, as Trump said he was considering whether to sign off on U.S. strikes against Iran.The Jewish State targeted Iran's nuclear capabilities after months of failed negotiations in the region and heightened concern over Iran developing nuclear weapons.But Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador to Geneva, said Iran "will continue to produce theenriched uraniumas far as we need for peaceful purposes," as Israel, and now the U.S., have issued strikes against Iran's nuclear capabilities.

President Donald Trump addressed the nation just after 10 p.m. Eastern Time following the U.S. military's successful strikes on a trio of Iranian nuclear facilities."A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan," he said. "Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity, and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success.""For 40 years, Iran has been saying, Death to America. Death to Israel. They have been killing our people, blowing off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs," Trump continued. "That was their specialty. We lost over a thousand people and hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around the world have died as a direct result of their hate in particular."Trump reported that Irans nuclear facilities had been "obliterated" and that the country has been backed into a corner and "must now make peace.""Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated," Trump said. "And Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not. future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier."TRUMP DECLARES 'VERY SUCCESSFUL ATTACK' ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AS US FORCES STRIKE 3 KEY SITESTrump's address followed him announcing just Thursday, via his Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, that he would make a decision on whether to strike Iran within a two-week period."I have a message directly from the president, and I quote, 'Based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,'" Leavitt said at a White House briefing quoting Trump.Trump had repeatedly urged Iran to make a deal on its nuclear program before striking its nuclear facilities, but the country pulled out of ongoing talks with the U.S. scheduled for June 15 in Oman and refused to return to the table in the days following. Israel preemptively ordered strikes on Iran June 12 as Israeli intelligence indicated Iran's nuclear program was rapidly progressing.Trump went on to congratulate the U.S. military for carrying out the successful attack, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for working with the U.S. during the operation."I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. We worked as a team, like perhaps no team has ever worked before, and we've gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel. I want to thank the Israeli military for the wonderful job they've done. And most importantly, I want to congratulate the great American patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight and all of the United States military on an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades," he said.Trump warned Iran that "there will be either peace or there will be tragedy" for the country following the strikes."Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight's was the most difficult of them all by far, and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes. There's no military in the world that could have done what we did tonight. Not even close. There's never been a military that could do what took place just a little while ago," Trump said.The president previewed that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine will hold a press conference on the strikes at 8 a.m. Eastern Time Sunday."I want to just thank everybody. And in particular, God, I want to just say, we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel, and God bless America," he said before ending his address.Trump announced Saturday evening via a Truth Social post, which was not preceded by media leaks, that the U.S. had carried out three successful attacks.Fox News' Sean Hannity reported Saturday that the U.S. used six bunker-buster bombs each of which weighed 15 tons in its strikes on Iran's Fordow nuclear facility. The bombs were dropped from American B-2 stealth bombers.Additionally, 30 tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. submarines were used in the attacks on the Nanatz and Isfahan facilities, he reported.TRUMP PROMISES TO RESPOND WITH 'FULL STRENGTH AND MIGHT' OF US MILITARY IF IRAN ATTACKS AMERICAAhead of the Saturday evening strikes, six B-2 stealth bombers from an Air Force base in Missouri appeared to be en route to a U.S. Air Force base in Guam, U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News Saturday.Reports of the bombers were likely part of the "misleading tidbits put out there to suggest that maybe President Trump had had put off the decision," Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin said during an appearance Saturday evening as news broke of the strikes."Those six B-2 bombers that were heading west toward Guam, they would not have made it to Iran in time to take part in this strike," she said while speaking with Fox News' Bret Baier Saturday evening. "So, that suggests to me that there was an additional B-1 package that perhaps flew eastward from Whiteman Air Force Base. Again, this was all part of the deception. There was a great deal of sort of misleading tidbits put out there to suggest that maybe President Trump had put off the decision and that this would happen two weeks from now."ISRAELS ACTIONS AGAINST IRAN CREATE STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY FOR US IN NUCLEAR TALKS, EXPERTS SAYIsrael launched pre-emptive strikes on Iran June 12 after months of attempted and stalled nuclear negotiations and subsequent heightened concern that Iran was advancing its nuclear program. Netanyahu declared soon afterward that the strikes were necessary to "roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival."He added that if Israel had not acted, "Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time."Dubbed "Operation Rising Lion," the strikes targeted Iran's nuclear and missile infrastructure and killed a handful of senior Iranian military leaders.Fox News' Jennifer Griffin and Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.

Exuberant Republicans, and at least one prominent Democrat, lauded President Donald Trump's leadership on Saturday after the U.S. completed an attack on three Iranian nuclear sites."Good. This was the right call. The regime deserves it. Well done, President @realDonaldTrump," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wrote on X.Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., also said Trump made the right call."As Ive long maintained, this was the correct move by @POTUS," he said on X. "Iran is the worlds leading sponsor of terrorism and cannot have nuclear capabilities. Im grateful for and salute the finest military in the world."TRUMP DECLARES VERY SUCCESSFUL ATTACK' ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AS US FORCES STRIKE 3 KEY SITESRep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, wrote: "Peace through strength means ensuring our existential enemies dont acquire the most lethal and catastrophic weapons known to man."And former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz called Trump a "peacemaker.""President Trump basically wants this to be like the Solimani strike - one and done. No regime change war. Trump the Peacemaker!" he wrote on X.Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said in a statement that the president "made the correct decision to strike Iran's nuclear sites. Iran made the choice to continue its pursuit of a nuclear weapon and would only be stopped by force. It would be a grave mistake to retaliate against our forces."Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said on X, "Iran has waged a war of terror against the United States for 46 years. We could never allow Iran to get nuclear weapons. God bless our brave troops. President Trump made the right call and the ayatollahs should recall his warning not to target Americans."Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, said Trump's decision was the "right one. The greatest threat to the safety of the United States and the world is Iran with a nuclear weapon. God Bless our troops."House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wrote on X that the U.S. "military operations in Iran should serve as a clear reminder to our adversaries and allies that President Trump means what he says."'INSTINCTS FOR RESTRAINT': SENATE DIVIDED OVER WHO GETS TO DECLARE WARJohnson said that the president gave Iran "every opportunity to make a deal, but Iran refused to commit to a nuclear disarmament agreement. President Trump has been consistent and clear that a nuclear-armed Iran will not be tolerated. That posture has now been enforced with strength, precision, and clarity."He added that Trumps "decisive action prevents the worlds largest state sponsor of terrorism, which chants Death to America, from obtaining the most lethal weapon on the planet."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHowever, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who authored a war powers resolution to prevent the U.S. from getting involved in Iran said the attacks were "not constitutional."Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, echoed Massies sentiments."Trump struck Iran without any authorization of Congress. We need to immediately return to DC and vote on @RepThomasMassie and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war," he wrote on X.