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Suspect accused of killing sleeping passenger on Chicago train filmed himself carrying out attack: prosecutors
A man accused of killing another passenger in a weekend stabbing on a Chicago train allegedly recorded the attack and its aftermath on his cellphone, according to prosecutors.
FOX 32 Chicago reported that 40-year-old Demetrius Thurman is charged with murder in the stabbing death of 37-year-old Dominique Pollion, who was sleeping on a Blue Line train early Saturday morning when the attack occurred.
Court records reviewed by the station show Pollion had been asleep in the train car for nearly an hour without interacting with Thurman, and prosecutors said the men did not know each other.
Thurman allegedly approached Pollion from behind at about 2:17 a.m., began recording on his phone, and stabbed him once in the chest near his heart and once in the abdomen with a knife that had a bright-orange handle, court documents show.
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Pollion woke up screaming and tried to back away down the train car aisle before collapsing, prosecutors said. Thurman then switched trains.
Pollion was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
CTA surveillance video captured the attack and its aftermath, prosecutors said, as did video recorded on Thurman’s phone.
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Immediately after the stabbing, court documents say, Thurman pointed the phone toward himself, capturing his face on video.
When the train arrived at the Clark/Lake station a short time later, a passenger alerted security officers on the platform. While outside the train car, Thurman allegedly turned the camera on himself again and said, "somebody got his ass," before leaving the station.
Investigators gathered images from surveillance video that prosecutors said showed Thurman’s face and submitted them to Illinois’ facial recognition program, which led to his identification.
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Police later issued a bulletin, and a Chicago police officer who had encountered Thurman just days earlier recognized him. The officer said Thurman had been sleeping on a Blue Line train at the time and provided his driver’s license during that encounter.
Thurman was arrested Sunday. Court documents say he was wearing the same clothes seen in the surveillance video and was in possession of a cellphone that contained recordings of the stabbing, along with photos of other passengers sleeping on the train.
Prosecutors said Thurman’s cousin also identified him as the person seen on surveillance video, and they allege Thurman admitted to stabbing Pollion. He was charged with first-degree murder.
FOX 32 reported that Thurman’s criminal past includes disorderly conduct, DUI and a 2023 traffic arrest. His next court date is scheduled for Jan. 20.
Crime on the CTA drew federal scrutiny after a November incident in which a man set a woman on fire aboard a downtown train.
On Dec. 19, federal transit officials ordered the agency to submit a tougher safety plan within 90 days or risk losing a quarter of its federal operating funds.
Passenger’s Wi-Fi name triggers bomb scare, forces Turkish Airlines emergency landing
A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Barcelona Thursday morning after a passenger created a hoax threat by setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot suggesting there was a "bomb threat" on board, according to airline officials.
The emergency protocol was alerted when Flight 1853 was already approaching its intended designation at Barcelona-El Prat Airport from Istanbul. Euronews said the Airbus A321, which was carrying 148 passengers and seven crew members, was directed to a designated area for inspection upon landing.
"It was detected that a passenger had created an in-flight internet access point and named the network in a way that included a bomb threat," Yahya Üstün, senior vice president of communications at Turkish Airlines, said in a post on X.
Simpleflying reported that the flight was cruising over the Mediterranean when a flight crew member noticed an alarming Wi-Fi name that reportedly said, "I have a bomb, everyone will die."
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Necessary safety procedures were immediately initiated following the alert, Üstün said.
The aircraft was then escorted by two fighter jets, one Spanish and one French, during the emergency protocol, Euronews reported.
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Following the aircraft’s safe landing, response crews inspected the plane and worked to identify the passenger who created the threatening Wi-Fi hotspot name, airline officials said. The operation involved Spanish authorities such as personnel from the Civil Guard, the National Police and Catalonia’s regional police and fire services, according to Euronews.
According to footage from the scene, a dog was deployed to examine the passenger's luggage on the tarmac.
However, "no irregularities were found" following a thorough inspection, according to officials.
"Our aircraft's return flight will be carried out after the completion of passenger boarding," Üstün said.
Operations at Barcelona-El Prat Airport resumed normally following the explosive scare, Reuters reported.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Trump flashes championship ring as Panthers celebrate Stanley Cup repeat at White House
The back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup champions Florida Panthers visited the White House on Thursday, two days before their current road trip concluded.
The Panthers play at Carolina on Friday before returning to Washington to face the Capitals. It is a familiar stop at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with the team having landed an invitation after defeating Edmonton to win the Stanley Cup last season.
Florida’s four-game win over Edmonton in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final set the stage for another White House visit.
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"It's an honor to welcome to the White House the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers. Unbelievable team, unbelievable athletes, players. These men are responsible for the greatest feats in Panthers franchise history," Trump said.
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"And beyond that, you compare them to some of the greatest hockey teams ever," he said. "Including the first-ever Presidents' Trophy, three straight finals appearances."
During the ceremony, the Panthers presented Trump with a No. 47 jersey, championship rings and a golden hockey stick.
"Good for slashing," the president said in reference to the hockey stick. Trump put on one of the rings, flashed it to the cameras and waved his new hockey stick during the ceremony.
Trump also highlighted the locale of the last two seasons' Stanley Cup runner-up, Edmonton, Canada. "You denied Canada the Stanley Cup," he said, adding the U.S. has "a little competition" with its neighboring nation.
"We’re doing much better than Canada, but that’s okay," Trump noted. "We want them to do well, and they’re going to do well."
Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk beamed with pride as he walked to the podium. "On behalf of the whole organization and mainly the players. We are so honored to be here… being an American, I know I said it last year, but nothing beats this. I'm so proud to be an American. I'm so proud to be here with you and everybody else."
"Winning it takes a toll, you pay a price for it," he continued. "Each one of these members behind me, it really does take a village to make it happen. Each person played a very very important part in it."
Tkachuk also noted excitement about playing for Team USA in February at the 2026 Winter Olympics. "Representing you and the millions back here, not month in the Olympics, will be one of the highlights of my life as well."
When they were White House guests last year, the Panthers brought the Stanley Cup and also presented Trump with a personalized jersey. The coveted trophy was also on display on Thursday.
Tkachuk and Brad Marchand have recently dealt with injury, but both players could be back on the ice as soon as this weekend. The Panthers entered Thursday in 12th place in the NHL's Eastern Conference standings.
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Noem names Charles Wall ICE deputy director following Sheahan resignation
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday via X that longtime U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorney Charles Wall will serve as the agency’s new deputy director as enforcement operations intensify nationwide.
"Effective immediately, Charles Wall will serve as the Deputy Director of @ICEGov," wrote Noem. "For the last year, Mr. Wall served as ICE’s Principal Legal Advisor, playing a key role in helping us deliver historic results in arresting and removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from American neighborhoods."
Wall replaces Madison Sheahan, who stepped down earlier Thursday to pursue a congressional run in Ohio. Her departure left ICE leadership in transition at a moment when the agency has faced increasing resistance to enforcement efforts and heightened threats against officers in the field.
The move comes as the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement against murderers, rapists, gang members and suspected terrorists living illegally in the U.S., even as sanctuary jurisdictions and activist groups seek to block or disrupt ICE actions.
ICE officials said Wall brings more than a decade of experience inside the agency.
"Mr. Wall has served as an ICE attorney for 14 years and is a forward-leaning, strategic thinker who understands the importance of prioritizing the removal of murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists from our country," Noem added.
Wall most recently served as ICE’s principal legal advisor, overseeing more than 3,500 attorneys and support staff who represent the DHS in removal proceedings and provide legal counsel to senior agency leadership.
He has served at ICE since 2012, previously holding senior counsel roles in New Orleans, according to DHS.
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DHS has described the appointment as part of a broader effort to ensure ICE leadership is aligned with the Trump administration’s public safety priorities.
The leadership change comes as ICE operations have drawn national attention following protests in Minneapolis after the ICE-involved fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good on Jan. 7.
Administration officials have repeatedly emphasized that ICE’s focus remains on what they describe as the "worst of the worst" criminal illegal aliens, warning that local resistance and political opposition increase risks for officers carrying out enforcement duties.
ICE has recently created a specific landing page where these 'worst of the worst' offenders can be viewed with names and nationalities attached.
"I look forward to working with him in his new role to make America safe again," Noem concluded.
ICE did not immediately provide additional comment to Fox News Digital.
Latin America rebel groups urged to form 'super guerrilla' alliance against Trump
Latin America’s most powerful guerrilla groups are being urged to set aside years of bloody infighting and unite against President Donald Trump, according to reports.
The calls intensified in the wake of the arrest of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, which has fueled fears among groups of a looming US-backed military intervention.
The recent call came from Colombia’s most wanted insurgent leader, Nestor Gregorio Vera, or "Ivan Mordisco", who released a video appeal to rival rebel factions, even despite years of brutal infighting, according to Reuters.
After decades of waging a bloody conflict over territory, drug routes and illegal economies, Vera said the time had come to put differences aside.
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"The shadow of the interventionist eagle looms over everyone equally. We urge you to put aside these differences," Vera said in the video, in which he appeared in camouflage flanked by two heavily armed fighters, Reuters said.
"Destiny is calling us to unite. We are not scattered forces, we are heirs to the same cause. Let us weave unity through action and forge the great insurgent bloc that will push back the enemies of the greater homeland," he added.
Among the groups singled out was the left-wing National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s largest and most powerful guerrilla organization, which controls vast stretches of the 1,400-mile border between Colombia and Venezuela.
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"The war between Mordisco’s Farc dissidents and the ELN has been very, very bloody with a huge humanitarian impact," Jorge Mantilla, a security analyst and expert on Colombian guerrilla groups, told The Telegraph.
"So it calls my attention that, despite that, Mordisco is still saying, ‘stop this, let’s unite against our enemy, which is the US and its intervention’. So the cards are on the table."
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, himself a former guerrilla fighter, had seized on the threat of a united insurgent front to call for a concerted effort to "remove" drug-trafficking guerrillas.
He said he had invited Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodriguez, to cooperate in rooting out the armed groups.
But reports of a potential joint military operation involving the US, Colombia and Venezuela also raised the prospect that the ELN could finally be dismantled after more than 60 years of insurgency.
As previously reported by Fox News Digital, guerrillas now operate along Venezuela’s 2,219-kilometer border with Colombia and control illegal mining near the Orinoco oil belt.
The National Liberation Army (ELN), a Colombian Marxist guerrilla group with thousands of fighters and designated a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, has operated in Venezuela as a paramilitary force.
The group is believed to have around 6,000 fighters and controls key cocaine-producing regions, illegal mining operations and smuggling routes, per reports.
Following Mr Maduro’s capture, the ELN vowed to fight to its "last drop of blood" against what it called the US empire.
"Today, the main goal of the ELN is not the takeover of power in Colombia or to rebuild a Colombian state, but more so to defend the Bolivarian Revolution, because they consider themselves a continental guerrilla [group] because their ideological inspiration is Latin Americanist, so they feel the struggle of Venezuela is their struggle," Mantilla told the Telegraph.
"I think ELN is, right now, in a very vulnerable position," Angelika Rettberg, political science professor at the University of the Andes in Colombia told the outlet.
"I also don’t think that even if they are able to build this unified organization, that would make them less likely to be hit by an eventual US attack," Ms Rettberg said.
Maria Corina Machado details gifting Trump Nobel Peace Prize during White House visit
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado detailed gifting her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump during an interview with "Fox & Friends."
"He deserves it," Machado told "FOX & Friends Weekend" co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy. "It was a very emotional moment."
Machado explained she presented the prize to the president on behalf of the Venezuelan people, crediting him for the historic work he did in liberating the country from its dictator Nicolás Maduro.
"[Venezuelans] appreciate so much what he has done for, not only the freedom of the Venezuelan people, but I would say the whole hemisphere," she said.
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As a long-time Maduro critic, Machado has been vocal in supporting Trump’s unprecedented removal of the disgraced Venezuelan leader, prompting her to credit him with the prize for the historic capture.
Trump appeared pleased and gratified by Machado's gesture.
"It was my Great Honor to meet María Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect."
Days ago, Machado discussed transferring the prize to Trump during an interview on "Hannity," but the idea was rejected by the Norwegian Nobel Institute last Friday.
"Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time," the institute wrote in a statement.
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While the award cannot be officially transferred, Machado instead gifted it to Trump.
President Trump has spoken previously about being eligible to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
On "Hannity," Trump argued he should receive one award for each war he has ended.
"You know, when you put out eight wars, in theory, you should get one for each war," he told Fox News.
Machado also opened up about visiting the White House and meeting with Trump on Thursday, nearly two weeks after the United States captured Maduro.
"It went very well," she said. "I'm very grateful for the opportunity I had to speak with President Trump. Something I've been looking forward for a very long time."
"It was a huge responsibility because I did it on behalf of the Venezuelan people," she added.
Tune in to Fox News on Friday to watch Machado's full interview on "Fox & Friends."
Conservative influencer calls out Trump's credit card cap as proposal that 'socialists' support
Conservative influencer and Wharton Business School graduate Arynne Wexler was critical in a new post of President Donald Trump's suggested credit card rate cap, saying it was essentially a socialist policy.
Wexler shared the video with her more than 386,000 Instagram followers, and it received over 54,000 views as of Thursday morning.
She pointed out that she attended the same business school as Trump and doesn't agree with the president on "everything."
"This 10% interest cap is being sold to you as if it will mean that people who currently pay high rates will simply have their rates lowered to 10%. And that is just not how this works," she said.
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Trump floated capping credit card interest rates at 10% for one year over the weekend, arguing it would help Americans catch up on their debt.
"I want a cap on credit card interest rates because some of them are almost 30%," Trump told reporters on Monday. "And the people don’t know they’re paying 30%. No way. They’ve really abused the public. I’m not going to let it happen."
Wexler warned this can hurt people trying to qualify for credit cards.
"Interest rates on credit cards aren't some random punishment," she said. "It's how lenders price risk, because lending money is risky. If you make lending unprofitable or too risky, it will just disappear."
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Wexler pointed out that democratic socialists like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., supporting the idea is concerning.
"When socialists like Bernie Sanders and AOC are in favor of an economic issue like this, that should make you pause," she said.
"I'm actually pretty surprised at this move by Trump since the headline will only last about a week. By the midterms, Americans won't be spending because credit is going to be totally dried up if this actually happens.
"There is an argument, by the way, in favor of credit card caps that I could agree with," Wexler added. "Maybe not everyone should have credit cards because it makes it easy to overspend, but that's not what they're selling you on."
She worried instead that some people who couldn't get access to credit would go to predatory payday lenders.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., also pushed back on Trump's credit card proposal, which he noted couldn't be done unilaterally.
"I talked with him about it briefly yesterday," Johnson said at a news conference Tuesday. "The president is the ideas guy, and he's laser focused on the same thing that we are. And that is reducing the cost of living.
"One of the things that the president probably had not thought through is the negative secondary effect; they would just stop lending money, and maybe they cap what people are able to borrow at a very low amount."
Trans athlete scandal spotlight back on Minnesota as softball lawsuit returns to court
Attorneys representing three female high school softball players in Minnesota appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit Thursday, asking the court to intervene in a lawsuit against Minnesota state agencies and Attorney General Keith Ellison for allowing a biological male athlete to compete against girls.
The lawsuit, filed in spring 2025, was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud Sept. 19. But the plaintiffs and their attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) were determined to appeal the decision right away.
ADF attorney Hal Frampton argued on behalf of the plaintiffs Thursday.
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"The crux of our argument before the appellate court is that Title IX is for everyone. It protects fairness and safety in women's sports in red states as well as blue states, and that when states allow men to compete in women's sports it takes away women's rights and women's opportunities in violation of Title IX," Frampton told Fox News Digital.
The lawsuit aims to have a transgender pitcher who led Champlain Park High School to a state championship last spring ruled ineligible to compete in girls softball and other biological male to be ineligible to play girls' sports in the state.
The Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit expedited the case to get an early hearing in January, which Frampton believes will be critical to potentially addressing the issue before the 2026 softball season starts.
"We were really encouraged that the court expedited the argument so that they could have it in January, and we hope that signals they intend to issue an opinion before the start of softball season," Frampton said.
Since the lawsuit was originally dismissed in September, Minnesota and its Democratic leadership have come under immense scrutiny and arguably lost credibility due to the state's growing welfare fraud scandal.
Potentially billions of tax dollars, primarily stemming from a massive federal child nutrition program scandal estimated at over $9 billion in total fraud, a $250 million COVID-era food aid scheme and other significant Medicaid fraud cases have sown growing distrust in Ellison and Gov. Tim Walz.
Walz recently dropped his bid for re-election amid growing criticism for his handling of the state's fraud problem.
"It certainly suggests the leadership in Minnesota should be focused on things other than taking girls' rights away. It seems like they have bigger fish to fry," Frampton said.
Just days after Frampton's lawsuit was originally dismissed, the U.S. Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services determined that Minnesota education agencies violated Title IX by allowing the trans pitcher, and other biological males, to compete in girls sports.
"So, we were able to cite that to the appellate court, we were not able to cite that to the appellate court. It was not available when we were in front of the district court. So, we're hopeful that they will take the enforcement agencies' views into account," Frampton added.
After President Trump signed the "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order in February, the Minnesota State High School League announced it would defy federal law by allowing transgender athletes to continue playing women's sports. Ellison then claimed at a news conference April 22 that he received notice from the Department of Justice threatening legal action if the state did not follow the executive order. So, the attorney general decided to sue first.
Ellison has already filed his own lawsuit against Trump and the DOJ for trying to enforce its policies to protect girls sports in Minnesota. Ellison has bragged about "suing them first" regarding the issue.
Within the state, hundreds of school board members have signed a letter urging leadership to amend its policies to only allow females to compete in girls sports. At the time of publication, 326 school board members in 125 districts in Minnesota had signed the letter.
"Protecting fairness in women’s sports is paramount. The federal determination highlights how permitting males to compete on female teams displaces female athletes from podiums, denies them advancement opportunities, and diminishes their visibility and recognition in competitions. Female students in our districts and across Minnesota deserve equal chances to excel in sports, free from unfair physical advantages that biological differences confer," the letter states.
"Protecting the privacy and dignity interests of students is equally important. As the federal findings observe, allowing males into female-only locker rooms and restrooms leads to documented harms to female students’ safety, privacy, and access to educational activities."
Fox News Digital reached out to Ellison's office for comment.
Ellison's office declined to respond, telling Fox News Digital, "We'll decline to comment, so feel free to toss in another weird rant from Jack Brewer instead."
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WATCH: ICE takes down illegal alien who allegedly rammed law enforcement vehicles, nearly running over officer
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal immigrant who the agency said "weaponized" his vehicle by ramming two ICE vehicles, nearly running over an agent.
Cuban illegal Robyn Argote Brooks rammed two ICE cars in a San Antonio parking lot in an attempt to evade arrest during a targeted vehicle stop, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Video captured of the incident shows Brooks, who is driving a sedan and is boxed in by agents’ vehicles, defying law enforcement directions and suddenly reversing, narrowly missing an agent and hitting a federal SUV. After unsuccessfully accelerating into the larger vehicle, Brooks then speeds into another ICE vehicle in front of him, a sedan, and continues to accelerate as agents attempt to stop him.
Eventually, an agent breaks through Brooks’ window and pulls him out of the car to make the arrest. The incident occurred Tuesday and comes amid heightened concern about illegals and anti-ICE agitators violently attempting to disrupt federal law enforcement operations.
DHS said ICE officers are facing a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks. The agency said that, from Jan. 21, 2025, to Jan. 7, 2026, ICE officers experienced 66 "vehicular attacks," compared to only two during the same time period the previous year.
Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said one of the ICE officers involved in the arrest was injured and said, "We are praying for him, his health and his family."
She placed the blame squarely on pro-sanctuary politicians she said "have encouraged illegal aliens to evade arrest."
"They have created an environment that incites violence against our law enforcement," said McLaughlin, adding that agents are also facing a "more than 1,300% increase in assaults against them."
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"Secretary Noem has been clear: Anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," she warned.
According to the agency, Brooks entered the U.S. using the Biden administration’s CBP One app in 2024, which it said "allowed over a million unvetted aliens into the country."
Brooks is in ICE custody.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons argued Tuesday that federal immigration agents are facing "constant impediments" and "constant attacks."
"When we hear elected officials calling upon individuals to impede or obstruct ICE law enforcement operations nationwide, you're going to see incidents like this," said Lyons. "You saw the officers and agents attempting to apprehend a criminally illegal alien, and there they are using their car as a weapon."
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Lyons said one of the agents involved later went to a hospital with neck injuries.
"Every day, this is what the men and women of ICE are facing," he said. "It's constant impediments, constant attacks like this. And it's not safe for my folks, it's not safe for the public. It really needs to stop."
Piers Morgan panel erupts in fiery clash after guest is accused of spreading ‘Jihadi Islamist propaganda’
A tense debate over Iran turned confrontational on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" after Iranian-born former Canadian politician Goldie Ghamari accused "The Young Turks" host Cenk Uygur of spreading "jihadi Islamist propaganda" during a roundtable on anti-regime protests and U.S. policy.
The political commentators appeared on Morgan’s show Tuesday to discuss widespread anti-regime protests in Iran that have resulted in a deadly crackdown by the government and internet blackouts, according to human rights activists.
President Donald Trump has threatened action against the regime, warning Tehran in multiple Truth Social posts to stop killing its people.
Uygur warned against American intervention, arguing it would be counterproductive and risk repeating past foreign policy failures.
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"And I guarantee you that both Israel and America do not want democracy in Iran," he said. "What they want instead is a puppet leader. So, they will bring in the former shah, a king, a dictator who will do everything that Israel wants, and then the Iranian people will revolt against him, and then we'll go through the cycle again and again and again."
Ghamari sharply responded, arguing Uygur did not understand the plight of Iranians. As she began her response, the two quickly started interrupting each other.
"I mean, first of all, Cenk is not Iranian, so he has no idea what's going on in occupied Iran," Ghamari said. "Pretty sure Cenk doesn't speak Persian either."
Uygur cut in to correct Ghamari with, "No, actually, it's Farsi."
"Persian is the English word for Farsi," she retorted. "So, don't correct me when I'm speaking, and don't interrupt me. I let you speak your garbage jihadi Islamist propaganda."
Ghamari responded that Uygur did not have the right to interrupt her as she spoke "on behalf of 90 million Iranians," and the back-and-forth continued.
"You're not speaking on behalf of all Iranians," Uygur said, before asking Ghamari when she was elected by the people of Iran.
"Yes I am," she responded.
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"Why are you speaking over me?" Ghamari repeated before slamming Uygur's comments again as "garbage propaganda."
Uygur disputed that she spoke for Iranians, and the exchange continued as Morgan attempted to move the discussion forward.
After the interruption-heavy exchange, Ghamari went on to argue that the 1979 Iranian Revolution was "not actually a revolution," calling it "an Islamic coup d'état" and saying Iranians were trying to "rectify" what she described as a decades-long mistake.
She also referenced exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi, arguing the country should "return our king," and described Iran as a "constitutional monarchy" prior to 1979.
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Uygur and Ghamari did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), which tracks human rights violations in Iran, said Wednesday that nationwide protests continued into an 18th day as authorities maintained a near-total internet shutdown.
On Thursday, supporters of the Iranian regime chanted "death to America" and held signs calling for the assassination of President Trump.
Fox News' Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.