The House resolution has to ripen, takes a few more days. The Senate's version is available this week

Reports on the US-Iran MOU raise questions, but Congress has options to address these issues before any deal is finalized These 5 pressure points caught our attention — and here is what Congress should ask 👇

Iran partially restored internet access on Tuesday after 88 days of near-total isolation, NetBlocks said, even as state media reported that an administrative court had temporarily halted the government-created body behind the reopening order. iranintl.com/en/202605251140

BREAKING - IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER HAS ORDERED THAT NEAR-WEAPONS-GRADE URANIUM MUST STAY IN IRAN, TWO SENIOR IRANIAN SOURCES TELL @PHREUTERS

Alcatel Submarine Networks, the world’s largest cable-laying company, has paused subsea cable repair operations in the Persian Gulf after Iran demanded permits and “protection fees” for seabed infrastructure, maritime AI company Windward said on Monday. Alcatel issued force majeure notices for Persian Gulf operations, effectively pausing repair crews in waters near the conflict zone, Windward said. The pause comes as the IRGC has demanded foreign cable operators obtain Iranian permits and pay “protection fees” to maintain seabed infrastructure in Iranian territorial waters. Of the dozens of submarine cables crossing the Persian Gulf, only two — FALCON and GBI — pass directly through Iranian territorial waters, according to telecommunications research company TeleGeography cited in the report. Windward said the key risk was that damaged cables could remain unrepaired if repair vessels cannot safely enter or work in the area. iranintl.com/en/202605183734

Trump tells @BretBaier he views the $14 billion deal to sell weapons to Taiwan, which Congress approved in January, as "a very good negotiating chip" “I haven't approved it yet. We're going to see what happens,” Trump said. “I'm holding that in abeyance. It depends on China. It is a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly. It's a lot of weapons.”

New: Sen. Rand Paul’s son drunkenly accosted and hurled anti-Semitic insults at Rep. Mike Lawler at a Capitol Hill bar on Tuesday night. His son told Lawler that if Rep Thomas Massie loses, it’s going to be because of “your people.” “My people?” Lawler asked Paul. “Yeah, you Jews,” Paul responded.  “Do you think I’m Jewish?” Lawler asked. “I’m not.” “Oh wow, I’m so sorry for calling you a Jew,” Paul said.  He then said that Jews were “anti-American” and how Lawler and his “Jewish supporters” served Israel more than America. notus.org/congress/william-p…

Initial reaction: if Iran is not required to fully declare and verifiably dismantle all enrichment, reprocessing, and weaponization capabilities, facilities, and assets, while Trump is in office, it will be well-positioned to violate the agreement as soon as he exits. Binding Iran to 30 days to work all this out is smart, since its MO is to delay and weaken terms. Getting it to fully declare and dismantle will be a herculean effort.