Overview
- Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer with access to President Trump, rejected the two-week ceasefire with Iran as “awful for America” and urged the U.S. to “destroy the regime.”
- The deal, brokered by Pakistan, pauses fighting for two weeks and reopens the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping while negotiations continue.
- Loomer alleged that people around Trump leaked Situation Room discussions to the New York Times and said negotiators “stabbed him in the back.”
- She said the truce will fail and tied tougher action in Iran to Republican chances in the midterm elections.
- The Independent emphasized her history of anti-Muslim remarks and her informal sway over staffing, while Hindustan Times highlighted her “mistake” claim and noted fresh criticism of Trump from Democrats and a Republican lawmaker.