News Roundup and Comment

Here's a sample of news stories presented by Jim on this edition of the News Round-Up:

--Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed the death earlier this month of Mohammed Deif, dubbed the 'Osama bin Laden of Gaza.'

--Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an explosion device that detonated in his room and not by a missile as previously believed, according to the New York Times. According to the report, the bomb was planted approximately two months ago in the guesthouse, which is managed and protected by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and is part of a large compound in northern Tehran.

--Iranian leader Ali Khamenei vowed revenge for the assassination of the Hamas political chief. Khamenei said, "The criminal, terrorist Zionist regime martyred our dear guest in our territory and has caused our grief, but it has also prepared the ground for a severe punishment."

--Russia has proposed that the U.N. Security Council adopt a statement to condemn the assassination of the Hamas leader but the proposal was blocked by the U.S., the U.K. and also by France.

--Iran reportedly took in nearly 16 billion in profits from its illicit oil trade over the past several months, heightening the Biden/Harris administration's perennial lax enforcement of sanctions meant to stymie Tehran's cash flow.

--Alejandro Mayorkas has replaced Director Cheatle with the man whose job was to oversee the protective details that failed former President Trump. That man is acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe who worked for the Obama White House.

--Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee.