Iran denies Trump peace talks as new strikes continue; Washington honors Graham

This morning, new attacks, new questions. Drones target a U.S. base near Jordan, while President Trump says peace talks with Iran are back on

Plus, two wars, two leaders, one White House. Trump hosts both Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelensky today, as two of the world's biggest conflicts land in Washington

And the fires keep spreading. France and Spain are battling fast-moving wildfires

as a brutal heat wave fuels the flames and forces more people to flee

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These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow. Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli. This morning, new drone attacks are adding to the uncertainty

over whether the United States and Iran are even talking peace. Local sources say Iranian-backed armed factions attempted overnight drone strikes

targeting the U.S. military base known as Tower 22 near the Syrian-Jordanian border

Jordan's state news agency says its military shot down a drone that breached the country's airspace early this morning

while Israel says it also intercepted an unmanned aircraft near the Jordanian border

The attacks come as President Trump says the U.S. and Iran are holding talks

But he also told reporters he is prepared to take action if those efforts break down

We're having good talks, so we'll see what happens. I think there's a good chance that something could happen

And if it does, good. If it doesn't, we go back to doing what we were doing two days ago

Iran disputes Trump's account. The country's deputy foreign minister said that Iran has not requested new talks

and rejected a U.S. proposal to meet. Washington takes a pause today to honor late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham

as presidents, prime ministers, and lawmakers gather for his funeral. Graham, one of the Senate's most influential Republicans for more than three decades

died earlier this month at age 71 from an aortic dissection after returning home from a trip to Ukraine

Two days of funeral services begin today in Washington where President Trump is expected to deliver remarks during an invitation service at the Washington National Cathedral

Before that, Graham's casket will be escorted into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda by an armed forces honor guard, followed by a ceremony recognizing his decades of service in the Senate

Tomorrow, the service is moved to South Carolina, where an F-16 flyover will kick off the day's events

followed by a procession from the Statehouse in Columbia to First Baptist Church

A public funeral service will be held at the church before Graham is laid to rest during a private family burial in Pickens County

Which leads to this. Two of the foreign leaders in Washington for Senator Graham's funeral will also spend time at the White House later today

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington Monday night for his first face-to-face meeting with President Trump since the U.S.-Iran conflict began

Iran is expected to top the agenda as both leaders navigate a fragile pause in the fighting

while also trying to show their partnership remains strong, despite some recent public disagreements

Later in the day, Trump is also expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

as Russia intensifies its missile campaign and Ukraine continues to press for more air defense support

Zelensky is also expected to meet with senators later today as lawmakers prepare to take up a Russia sanctions bill championed by Senator Graham

The back-to-back meetings put two of the world's most pressing conflicts on the White House agenda all in a single day

President Trump is taking his push to overhaul mail-in voting to the nation's highest court

The administration asked the Supreme Court Monday to let it move forward with the March executive order that would create a federal list of eligible mail-in voters and bar the Postal Service from sending ballots to people not on that list

Lower courts have blocked the order in the 23 states and D.C. that sued, saying states are likely to succeed in their argument that the president does not have the authority to change how elections are run

Now the justices are being asked to step in, with the administration arguing the order is only policy guidance while federal agencies continue working out the details The appeal comes just days after Trump used a primetime address to renew his claims that the

election system needs stronger safeguards against fraud. The states challenging the order say that

changes could disrupt preparations for November's midterms, while the administration says any new

rules would need to be in place soon to have an impact this fall. The Supreme Court has ordered

the states to respond by August 3rd, setting up what could become one of the most significant

election cases before the midterms. Europe's wildfire emergency is not over yet, and now the

weather is threatening to make things worse. France has issued new heat warnings in the same

southwestern region where firefighters are still battling a massive wildfire near Bordeaux

President Emmanuel Macron has called it France's worst wildfire crisis since World War II

The fire in the Gironde region has burned more than 100,000 acres, about four times the size of Paris, and destroyed more than 240 homes

Officials say the fire has stabilized, but it is not yet contained. Spain is facing a similar fight

More than 63,000 people have evacuated from areas near Madrid, Toledo and Avila

Officials say the fire near Avila has become the largest wildfire in Spain's recorded history

In eastern Spain, firefighters are also contending with unexploded ordnance left behind from the Spanish Civil War

There's little relief in the forecast. France is expecting more hot, dry weather with no significant rain

while parts of Spain could see temperatures top 104 degrees. Officials in both countries warn it could take months to fully bring these fires under control

Finally this morning, have you ever been somewhere where your cell phone just stops working

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The company is asking federal regulators for permission to offer a new direct-to-device satellite service

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The service would use Amazon Project Kuiper satellite network which plans to deploy more than 3 low orbit satellites Amazon says customers could use their existing phones to access voice calls text messages

emergency services, and other basic connectivity in remote areas. The company has already announced

partnerships with Verizon, Vodafone, and Hero as it builds out the network. If the FCC approves

the plan. Amazon says the directed device service could launch as early as 2028. All right, it's a

busy day in Washington. Here's what we're tracking. At 930 Eastern, President Trump welcomes Ukrainian

President Zelensky to the White House. At 10 o'clock, a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda

will honor the late Senator Lindsey Graham's military and Senate service. At 11, Trump meets

with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, with Iran expected to top the agenda. Then at two, family

friends and world leaders gather at Washington National Cathedral for Graham's funeral

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Those are your Unbiased Updates for this Tuesday. We'll see you back here tomorrow. For all of us here at Straight Arrow, I'm Craig DeGrelli. Have a great day

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