Trump says leakers should be shot; Ukraine drones hit by new Starlink restrictions

President Trump says government leakers should face the ultimate punishment. Leakers should be, in my opinion, leakers should be shot. What prompted those comments and the new military plans for Iran. Plus, new satellite restrictions disrupt Ukraine's drone operations. Now Zelensky is questioning whether he can still count on the U.S. And Trump's new press secretary says she's a lawyer. But there's a question about her credentials, and now a watchdog wants an investigation. The stories that matter. The facts you can trust. From across the country to around the world, this is Unbiased Updates from Straight Arrow. Hey everybody, I'm Christian Bryant. Glad you're hanging out with us this morning. Let's get you caught up so you can get your day going. We begin this morning with President Trump saying government leakers should be shot as the military draws up new plans for possible strikes on Iran. At a campaign rally in Arizona Wednesday, Trump claimed he had to call off a planned attack on Iran after someone leaked the timing. He appeared to be referring to Operation Midnight Hammer, the U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in June of last year. Those strikes did go ahead. A preliminary defense intelligence assessment later leaked to the media suggested the damage was less severe than the administration had claimed. At Wednesday's rally, Trump said leakers should face life in prison or worse. Leakers should be, in my opinion, leakers should be shot. In the old days, we used to shoot leakers, you know. When they leak, what time you're going to attack a country, and the reason you're attacking is really for defense, because you don't want them to have a weapon that can blow up millions of people at one shot. No, leakers should be dealt with very, very strongly. To me, they're the scum the earth. The leakers are the scum of the earth." Meanwhile, CNN reports the U.S. military has developed new strike plans for Iran, including the possible use of the so-called Mother of All Bombs. It's the largest non-nuclear bomb in the American arsenal, and using it against Iranian energy facilities or nuclear sites would mark a significant escalation in the war. The plans are options for Trump to consider, not orders to launch an attack. The president has said he wants to resume strikes, but has sent mixed signals about whether that could happen before the midterm elections. Also new this morning, Iran is insisting the Strait of Hormuz remains closed as reports emerge of two ships being struck in the waterway this week. Iran's Revolutionary Guard confirms a cargo ship sank Wednesday but claims it hit a naval mine while taking what it calls an unauthorized and hazardous route. A U.S. official disputes that account, telling ABC News the ship was most likely hit by an Iranian missile. We're following breaking news out of Pakistan this morning, where at least 28 people are dead after a school roof collapsed. Authorities in Peshawar say 27 students, most under the age of 13, and one teacher were killed. And they warn the death toll could rise, with children still trapped beneath the rubble. Rescuers have pulled at least 45 children from the debris, some in critical condition. According to NBC News, one rescuer says the roof of an upper floor gave way, bringing down the ceiling below and collapsing both stories. Authorities say they're investigating what caused the collapse. Ukraine is demanding answers after sudden restrictions on a satellite system its military relies on to fight Russia, and President Zelenskyy is now openly questioning whether he can still count on the United States. Ukrainian officials say new speed limits on SpaceX satellite connections disrupted drone operations this week, including missions to shoot down incoming Russian drones. Some connections were restored Wednesday, but Ukraine says the restrictions are still preventing its drones from reaching the speeds they need, and the timing has raised suspicions in Kyiv. The problems followed President Trump's deal to buy diesel from Russia, despite sanctions aimed at cutting off money for Moscow's war. Trump has also criticized Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities and suggested Zelensky should be replaced. During a visit to London Wednesday, Zelensky raised concerns about both the satellite restrictions and problems with intelligence sharing. We have massive attacks today and it's a pity that we had also some difficulties. What I want to discuss with Andy about Starlink and about intelligence, I mean there are a lot of different surprises on which you can't count when you have real partnership and we count on partnership with the United States. want to be very honest, very clear, and be strong partners. Ukrainian officials say they've been asking SpaceX and the U.S. government who imposed the limits. Elon Musk says there's an important distinction here. Commercial Starlink service is controlled by SpaceX, but Starshield, the military satellite system, is controlled by the U.S. government. In a post on X, Musk said any restrictions on Starshield are decided by the U.S. military and ultimately the president. A senior U.S. official denies the Trump administration had anything to do with the reported service restrictions, but Zelensky's frustration with Trump is now spilling into public view. Listen to what he told host Piers Morgan on Uncensored. When you found out that President Trump had done this deal with Putin 21 days after new sanctions, what was your immediate response to that? It's a pity that we are losing. We are losing a strong partner. So this is my opinion. You think you're losing America? Yeah. But not because of us. I mean, we can't be weak. Otherwise, we can't survive. Otherwise, we will just, we're not selling our country. Look, guys. Ukraine is still pushing for the satellite restrictions to be removed entirely. And its Its officials say they need an explanation for why some Russian missile attacks came without the advance warning they normally receive from Western partners. Trump says the U.S. has not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine. President Trump's new press secretary Katie Zachariah is facing questions about her legal credentials just days into the job. Zachariah has repeatedly described herself as a lawyer, but so far there's no public record showing she's licensed to practice law. On Wednesday, the nonprofit watchdog Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint with the State Bar of California asking it to investigate whether she misrepresented her credentials. Now, Zachariah does have a law degree. She graduated from Pepperdine University in 2011 and later worked at a law firm in China. But a law degree is different from a license to practice, and a review of bar records across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., found no record of her being admitted. her first White House press briefing Tuesday, Zachariah told reporters she passed the bar after moving to China. She later said she misunderstood the question and thought she was being asked where she went after law school. Zachariah maintains she worked in international transactional law with the appropriate credentials. In a post on X, White House communications director Stephen Chung dismissed the watchdog group as politically motivated, calling it a, quote, radical, leftist organization and saying nobody takes it seriously. The State Bar has not confirmed whether an investigation is underway. And here's something new for your next trip to the sunscreen aisle. For the first time in more than 25 years, there's a new sunscreen ingredient approved for use in the U.S. It's called Bemotrizinol, or B-E-M-T for short. It's been used in Europe for years, but products containing it are just now hitting store shelves in America. And dermatologists say it has some real advantages. It protects against both types of harmful UV rays without leaving those white streaks you sometimes get with mineral sunscreens. It also doesn't appear to absorb into the bloodstream in significant amounts, a concern with some older sunscreen ingredients. The FDA approved it in June after reviewing safety studies involving more than 500 people, and you can already find it in some new sunscreen products, including ones from Neutrogena. Finally, this morning, a remarkable discovery off the coast of Turkey. Divers believe they've found what could be the world's oldest known shipwreck. Archaeologists believe the ship sank as long as 4,700 years ago during the Bronze Age. To put that in perspective, that's around the time the Great Pyramids of Egypt were being built. The wreck was discovered about 100 feet below the surface. The ship's wooden frame is long gone, but divers found more than 30 clay pots that help researchers estimate its age. And some of those pots still contain residue that scientists believe could be from olive oil or wine. Researchers hope the discovery will help them better understand how people traded goods by sea thousands of years ago. We give you the headlines here. Unbiased Updates Offscript gives you everything that comes next. It's a new podcast where I talk with the Straight Arrow journalists behind the reporting. Watch Offscript later today only on SAN.com or the Straight Arrow app. We'll also upload a free preview on YouTube and Spotify today, so be on the lookout for that. Have any comments or questions for us? Email me or the team at unbiasedupdates at san.com. We'll feature some of your emails here on the show. That's Unbiased Updates for this Thursday. For the Unbiased Updates team and all of us at Straight Arrow, I'm Christian Bryant. Thank you so much for watching, have a good one, and we'll see you back here tomorrow.