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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order he declared would keep the United States at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence.
The President noted that the action became imperative to support the enormous talent and innovation of the nation’s AI industry, and reduce “overly burdensome regulation.”
Trump said though advanced AI capabilities make America stronger, they introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across departments and agencies.
The Committee on National Security Systems must, within 30 days, prioritize cyber defense by taking an expeditious action consistent with the order ‘Promoting Advanced AI Innovation and Security.’
Similarly, the Secretary of War shall, within the same timeframe, prioritize the cyber defense of information systems at the Department of War.
The Secretary of Homeland Security and relevant officials have been directed to release operational directives regarding the cyber defense of civilian Federal Government information systems.
Their work covers establishing or expanding federal programs and cybersecurity services that enhance AI-enabled defensive tools, and facilitating such for agencies, state and local authorities, hospitals, banks, and local utilities.
A key aspect of the order is the request to AI companies to provide the Federal Government with access to covered frontier models, cybersecurity, insider-risk, and intellectual-property protection, use, and nondisclosure requirements.
The submission of the models for review—subject to appropriate confidentiality—is to be done 30 days before release to trusted partners or the public, down from a proposed 90-day review period.
Iran on Sunday dismissed the purported resignation of President Masoud Pezeshkian, accusing the “disreputable foreign network” of rumor-mongering.
In a post on X, Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, the presidency’s deputy head of communications and information, called the claim “a continuation of previous ridiculous media games.”
Tabatabaei stated that President Pezeshkian “will not retreat from serving the people,” just as the country will not step back from the path of solidarity and resistance.
“They have published their own wishful thinking in place of reality,” he wrote. “They will take their wish to shatter the unity of the Iranian nation to the grave.”
Similarly, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, citing a government source, debunked Pezeshkian’s alleged preparedness to step down immediately.
According to Iran International, Pezeshkian submitted an official letter of resignation to the Office of the Supreme Leader, wherein he blamed the IRGC for exerting influence.
Pezeshkian complained he and the government have been excluded from the processes of major decisions by hardline factions within the IRGC, who currently control state affairs.
The President reportedly told Mojtaba Khamenei that the circumstances have left him unable to run the government effectively and would rather leave the position.
IRGC has limited presidential powers as well as executive control, as the military body moves to expand its authority and ensure its interests are factored into the deal to end the war.
Tasnim has hinted Iran will make its own revisions if President Donald Trump alters the draft agreement, declaring Tehran will only accept agreeable terms and is ready for the possibility of no deal.
Intelligence officer and former MI6 chief Richard Moore has credited China for Russia’s continued military operations and resistance in the four-year Ukraine war.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Moore observed many appear to be oblivious to Beijing’s support for Moscow in their analysis of the combat.
The diplomat said the focus of Russia’s external assistance and headlines has been about the Iranian shahed drones and troops sent by North Korea.
“Without China, Russia would have lost. It’s as simple as that,” Moore emphasized. “The thing that keeps Putin in Ukraine is Chinese support.”
The former Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service head listed such aid as Chinese chemicals and components that go into Russia’s artillery and drones.
More, now a senior advisor in the private sector, insists “the most urgent issue is Ukraine,” if the international community intends to push back against China and Russia.
He, however, highlighted the dominance of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Ukrainian conflict, saying 80-90% of battlefield casualties are caused by drones.
Moore led MI6 from 2020 until he stepped down in September 2025. He was succeeded by Blaise Metrewel, the first female head of the agency in its history.
Russian Pressident, Vladimir Putin declared a two-day ceasefire in Ukraine for May 8 and 9, timed to Russia’s World War Two victory commemorations, and within hours Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded with his own proposed pause — starting earlier, on the night of May 5 to 6, and framed in language that turned Putin’s announcement into a political rebuke rather than a diplomatic convergence.
