{
  "id": 574617,
  "title": "US Senators are examining allegations over the handling of Iranian asylum seekers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/usa-us-senatoren-prufen-vorwurfe-zu-umgang-mit-iranischen",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T14:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/usa-us-senatoren-pruefen-vorwuerfe-zu-umgang-mit-iranischen-asylbewerbern/29669594.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump has extended the exemption of a federal law for sea trade in American waters by another 90 days. This allows foreign ships to continue transporting goods such as oil, fertilizers, and other fossil fuels between US ports. Trump had initially suspended the so-called Jones Act on March 17 to facilitate the transport of oil and refined fuels between US ports and reduce price pressure after the start of the war with Iran. The latest extension takes effect on August 17. Under the Jones Act, goods between US ports must be transported on ships under the US flag. The law, dating back to the 1920s, was originally intended to protect the US shipbuilding industry. Critics blame it, among other things, for higher gasoline prices.\n\nUS President Donald Trump wants to significantly reduce vaccination recommendations for children and distribute previous combination vaccinations over several doctor visits in the future. With a new order, Trump announced that his administration will only recognize vaccinations against eleven diseases as central recommendations for all children. It was initially unclear whether the order would have immediate effects. A similar restructuring was temporarily halted by a federal court in March, and many vaccination rules are also in place at the federal states.\n\nA US judge has dismissed the charges of fraud and bribery against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. Judge Nicholas Garaufis thus granted a request from the US Department of Justice, which had announced in May that it would no longer pursue the case. Previously, the judge had examined whether promises had been made in return for the discontinuation of the proceedings. This particularly concerned an announcement by Adani from November 2024 to invest $10 billion in the USA. Adani had assured in an affidavit in mid-July that he was not aware of any such agreements. A high-ranking representative of the Department of Justice also rejected media reports that the investment pledge had played a role. Adani had been charged in 2024. He was accused of bribing Indian government representatives to obtain approval for a solar power plant. He was also accused of deceiving US investors about his company's anti-corruption guidelines. The Adani Group had always denied the allegations. The Department of Justice justified its move by stating that the allegations were difficult to prove, the facts mainly took place abroad, and did not correspond to the authority's current priorities. The decision is part of a series of dropped economic crime cases during the second term of US President Donald Trump.\n\nAdani's lawyer stated that the ministry had made it clear that the company's willingness to invest in the USA would not be part of a settlement.\n\nThe Pentagon has called on representatives of the US arms industry to rapidly increase the production and delivery of weapons. The \"Washington Post\" and US broadcaster CNN report this in unison, citing a message from a ministry representative. Deputy US Defense Minister Steve Feinberg informed representatives of the arms industry on Wednesday that they had a maximum of three weeks to submit plans that provided for faster delivery dates and/or increased production for critical capabilities. According to the newspaper, Feinberg expressed a clear expectation: \"Years-long development cycles are not acceptable.\" The plans must be drastically accelerated and production capacities must be expanded now, the \"Washington Post\" quotes him.\n\nThis comes at a time when experts and US media reports have repeatedly pointed out dwindling arms reserves in the US military as a result of the Iran war. US President Donald Trump rejected this.\n\nThe US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency wants to equip all its field employees with body cameras by the end of August. This is happening earlier than originally planned, acting ICE Director David Venturella announced on Saturday. The agency's guidelines allow for the accelerated release of footage after serious injuries or the death of a person in custody. However, ICE can withhold footage if it could jeopardize investigations or violate privacy.\n\nThe US is taking action against Cuba's military cooperation with foreign countries and arms imports into the socialist country. The US State Department announced that sanctions would be imposed on five companies and eight individuals that facilitate Havana's military relations and arms deliveries to the Cuban government. Among the listed high-ranking officials are Cuba's Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Álvaro López Miera, and the Cuban military attachés at the embassies in Moscow and Beijing.\n\n\"The communist regime in Cuba is a state sponsor of terrorism that spies on the US, arms violent left-wing radicals, spreads toxic Marxist ideology, and serves as an operational base for Russia, China, and Iran just 90 miles off our coast,\" US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on platform X.",
  "summary": "Trump backs Infantino - \"He's fantastic\" +++ Former Secretary of State sues Trump administration +++ Trump wants to recommend fewer child vaccinations +++ The news blog.",
  "key_points": [
    "US-Senatoren investigate claims about handling of Iranian asylum seekers",
    "Trump plans to reduce COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children",
    "ICE to equip all field employees with body cameras by end of August"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}