Kitchen Briefs - August 13, 2026 AM

Kitchen Briefs - August 13, 2026 AMThe Iranian intelligence ministry has said two members “affiliated with American and Israeli intelligence agencies” were killed during a confrontation with security forces in the southeast of the countryIran’s Foreign Minister said the US “has long miscalculated due to intelligence failures,” including when launching its war on IranIsrael has killed at least one person and injured 7 in the past 24 hours in GazaUS ambassador to Jerusalem Mike Huckabee has denounced the settler sieges on Palestinians as a "horrific act of terror"In addition to forcing people from their homes, there are currently at least 2 families stuck inside their homes and have been without water or electricity since SundayTaliban authorities detained six staff members from the Children Legal Research Foundation in Kabul, following a separate report that two Afghan employees of the United Nations mission were held in HeratThree men will be executed today in Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma marking the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are set to be put to death on the same day in the United StatesBulldozing has started at Big Bend National Park in Texas as part of Trump’s $1.72 billion border barrier projectLast month Haitian and Syrian refugees had their Temporary Protected Status expire and now it’s looking like Ukrainians are next as their TPS is set to expire on October 13thForbes top editor Randall Lane was fired in July after it was discovered he received a secret $6M payment from RJ Shook founder of Shook Research which is a Forbes partner firmAn Alaskan surrogate for a California couple refused to abort the baby she was carrying for them after it was discovered that he had a rare heart syndrome. Instead she fled to Texas and gave birth to the childDon’t forget that Kitchen Briefs is also a podcast available on all platforms