🇺🇸🔑❌🐘❗️ — Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reports "extreme frustration" among officials in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) due to the claims and narratives pushed by higher-ups after the shooting in Minneapolis.

▶️ DHS senior officials reportedly believe that the messaging in the aftermath of the shooting has been catastrophic to both the PR and morale of the department.

▶️ It's also reported that DHS officials "have serious hesitations about the way it [the deportation agenda] is being carried out and the messaging that comes with it".

📰 Full statement:

NEW: Since yesterday's deadly shooting in MN, I've talked to more than half a dozen federal sources involved immigration enforcement, including several in senior positions, who all tell me they have grown increasingly uneasy & frustrated w/ some of the claims & narratives DHS pushed in the aftermath of the shooting.

Specifically, I'm told there is extreme frustration with DHS officials going on TV and putting out statements claiming that Alex Pretti was intending to conduct a "massacre" of federal agents or wanted to carry out "maximum damage", even after numerous videos appeared to show those claims were inaccurate. While they say it was a terrible decision to show up with a gun and inject himself into a federal law enforcement operation, there is no indication Pretti was there to murder law enforcement, as videos appear to show he never drew his holstered firearm.

These sources say this messaging from DHS officials has been catastrophic from a PR and morale perspective, as it is eroding trust and credibility - comparing it to when Democrats falsely claimed the border was closed or that Haitians were being whipped at the border.

Some of these sources have described DHS’ response to the shooting as “a case study on how not to do crisis PR”, one said they are so “fed up” that they wish they could retire, another said “DHS is making the situation worse”, and another added that “DHS is wrong” and “we are losing this war, we are losing the base and the narrative."

These sources all believe this is going to end up being what they call a “bad shoot”, a “shitty” situation that happened in seconds where agents likely heard “gun!”, then the disarmed firearm may have had an accidental discharge that spooked the agents, and they shot. The agents do not have the luxury of multiple slow motion angles - and had to make split second decisions.

All of the sources support the mass deportation agenda, but have serious hesitations about the way it is being carried out and the messaging that comes with it. Many of the sources have expressed frustration that ICE is routinely blamed for the actions of Border Patrol, a completely separate agency.

I reached out to DHS for comment on concerns that their rhetoric and comments have damaged their credibility.

DHS provided the following statement to @FoxNews:

“We have seen a highly coordinated campaign of violence against our law enforcement. This individual committed a federal crime while armed as he obstructed an active law enforcement operation. As with any situation that is evolving, we work to give swift, accurate information to the American people as more information becomes available."

📱 Bill Melugin

🇸🇾🏳️❌🇸🇾🇸🇾❗️ — The Kurdish SDF report intense clashes with Syrian government forces in Kharab Ashk, southeast of Kobani, despite the ceasefire.

▶️ The SDF also report an intense artillery barrage against their positions, assisted by Turkish drones.

🇸🇾 SDF Press

🇮🇷🇮🇷🚫🇮🇱❗️ — According to Maariv, Iran has around 1,500 ballistic missiles but only a limited number of launchers, meaning it cannot fire all of them at once.

🇷🇺🇲🇱❌🏴❗️ — BREAKING: JNIM says it carried out an attack on a joint convoy of the Malian Army and Russian forces using two explosive devices along the road between Douentza and Boni in central Mali.

▶️The group claims the blasts targeted military vehicles traveling through the area.

🇷🇺🐧❌🇺🇦 — A Russian soldier disguised as a penguin got lost in the snowy steppes of Ukraine and was killed.

🇷🇺🚫🇸🇾🇸🇾❗️ — Russian troops have reportedly begun withdrawing from Qamishli Airport in northeast Syria, an area currently under SDF control.

▶️The move may be linked to concerns that Kurdish front lines could weaken or collapse, prompting a repositioning of personnel and equipment.

🇺🇸🇷🇴❗️⚡️ — The United States will soon deploy an armored unit equipped with Abrams main battle tanks to Romania, according to Romania’s Chief of Defense Staff, General Gheorghiță Vlad.

🇮🇹🇪🇺❌🇮🇷🇮🇷❗️ — BREAKING: Italy is set to push for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be designated as a terrorist organization by the European Union.

▶️The proposal is expected to be raised during a meeting of the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday.

🇮🇷🇮🇷🪖❗️ — Iran’s IRGC deploys anti-ship missiles along Persian Gulf coast, navy on full alert

🇺🇸🇦🇿🚫🇮🇷⁉️ — TRACKED: A US military transport plane arrived in Baku

🇮🇷🇮🇷🪖❗️ — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has reportedly deployed the Belarus-made Vostok-1 radar system to strengthen Iran’s air defenses.

▶️The two-dimensional radar can detect aerial targets at distances of up to 360 km and altitudes reaching 30–35 km.

🇮🇱⚰️🎗 — Following searches at a cemetery in eastern Gaza City, the IDF says the body of Ran Gvili has been located and formally identified.

Military representatives notified his family that his remains are being returned to Israel for burial.

The corpse of the last Israeli Hostage in Gaza is returning to Israel

🇮🇱🇵🇸🌹❗️ — As the remains of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostages held in Gaza, return to Israel, pressure is mounting for Israel to open the Rafah crossing.

▶️ Israeli authorities had said that the crossing would reopen as soon as the search for Gvili's remains ended.

▶️ A Hamas spokesperson said the location of Gvili's remains, assisted by information given by the group, showed its commitment to end the war within the U.S. peace plan.

🇺🇸🇦🇪🇮🇷❗️ — BREAKING: The United Arab Emirates has stated that it will not permit its airspace, land, or territorial waters to be used for any hostile military operations against Iran.

▶️The statement also confirmed that the UAE will refuse to provide logistical or operational support for any such actions.

🇦🇪💬The statement read:

“UAE Reaffirms Commitment to Not Allowing Its Airspace, Territory or Waters to Be Used in Any Military Actions Against Iran

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has reaffirmed the United Arab Emirates’ commitment to not allowing its airspace, territory, or waters to be used in any hostile military actions against Iran, and to not providing any logistical support in this regard.

The Ministry reiterated the UAE’s belief that dialogue, de-escalation, adherence to international law, and respect for state sovereignty constitute the most effective foundations for addressing current crises, underscoring the UAE’s approach of resolving disputes through diplomatic means.”

🇺🇸🇬🇧🚫🇮🇷❗️ — TRACKING: US and British military aircraft are conducting intensive air operations using refueling aircraft in British airspace and over the North Sea.

▶️These operations are considered part of joint exercises or operational training.

▶️In addition, deliveries to Middle Eastern countries continue

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸❗️ — Iranian Defense Ministry spokesman Brigadier General Reza Talaei:

“The Iranian armed forces are ready and on high alert and are monitoring Trump's threats and Netanyahu's incitements. Iran's military capabilities and defense strength are much stronger than before.”

🇺🇸🌏🇮🇱⚠️🇮🇷❗️ — CENTCOM Commander General Brad Cooper has departed Israel following a five-day visit to the region, which included Jordan and Israel.

🇮🇷⁉️🌐 — Initial unconfirmed reports of radio interference and GPS disruption in the Persian Gulf.

🇸🇾🏳️❌🇸🇾🇸🇾❗️ — Fierce clashes between Syrian government forces and the SDF continue in multiple points, including around the villages of al-Safla, Baqla, Tal Mohammed Al-Thayab, Sooda and Abi.

🇦🇱🤝🇮🇱❌🇮🇷 — Albanian PM Edi Rama in Israel:

While we pray for the countless souls that have lost in the last days in the fires of Khomeinism, we hold hope and conviction that the days of Tehran's killers are coming to an end.

🇮🇷 Albania is known for hosting the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK/PMOI)