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Tommy Robinson has said he has been detained at an airport by counter terrorism police. A post on his X account from an account admin on Wednesday afternoon reads: “Tommy has been detained again, at an airport by Counter Terrorism Police. They will never stop trying to destroy this man. Why are they so scared?” This would not be the first time the far-right anti-Islam activist and convicted thug has been stopped by police at an airport. Back in June, Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped at Heathrow under counter terrorism laws and had his phones seized.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told a local television news station in Shreveport, Louisiana, this week that President Donald Trump needs to bring the war in Iran “to a resolution.” “It’s been a priority and an objective of every administration, for nearly 50 years, to ensure that Iran didn’t have a nuclear capability. Now that’s done. Operation Epic Fury was an epic success,” Johnson said dutifully, later adding: The world is safer because of it. But now we’ve got to bring that to a resolution. And the Strait of Hormuz not being open affects commerce. It directly affects gas prices...