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Time of India
09-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla reveals 'Situation Room' for analyzing and contemplating gaming strategies
Joe Mazzulla. Image via: Getty Images Joe Mazzulla has been the head coach for the Boston Celtics for over one and a half years now. In a very recent interview, he came up with a brilliant business plan to help his team achieve perfection. He called it the 'Situation Room'. This is yet another strategy for him to improve in places where the team is lagging. It's almost like the Bin Laden raid. Glimpses of the interview were posted both on Reddit and X, and it gained numerous reactions and comments from people all over the world. Some criticized his idea, others appreciated it. The 'Situation Room' is likely to emphasize the importance of group work, team spirit, and most importantly, communication. Joe Mazzulla launched a propagative business plan called 'Situation Room' 'Situation Room' is essentially a concept where the teams are going to basically have an open area for discussing the flaws, analyzing gameplays, and contemplating strategies for upcoming games. With this flawless business idea, Joe Mazzulla wants to encourage various teams to understand the values of teamwork, hard work, and communication. The entire propaganda is based on being accountable for one's mistakes and working together to achieve success. 'We should start a business, where you know you can have like Situation Rooms,' said the Celtics coach. Born on June 30, 1988, Joe Mazzulla is a professional Basketball coach for one of the most prestigious teams of the National Basketball Association. During his initial days, he used to be a point guard for West Virginia University's men's basketball team. In the 2011 NBA Draft, he remained undrafted and later went on to pursue a career in coaching at the college level instead. In 2019, he joined the Boston Celtics as an assistant coach in the year 2019. After a controversy that got the Celtics' head coach fired, Joe Mazzulla was made the interim head coach on his behalf in the following years of 2022-2023. He became a full-time coach in February 2023. Joe Mazzulla has proven himself to be a terrific leader and has guided and motivated his team through and through. With his new business plan, he believes that his team can make the impossible possible. This terrific strategy has to be one of his best ideas so far. He seemed confident that the 'Situation Room' would not only help foster the gaming industry but also help them achieve ultimate success. Also read: NBA Free Agency Rumors: Golden State Warriors Could Acquire $19.5 Million Boston Celtics Star To Improve Title Odds Alongside Stephen Curry Catch Manika Batra's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 3. Watch Here!
ABC News
27-06-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Planet America: Weekend Edition (Friday 27/6/2025)
Planet America NEW EPISODE Politics Talk & Interview Thought-Provoking Watch Article share options Share this on Facebook Twitter Send this by Email Copy link WhatsApp Messenger Coming to you from the Situation Room, John Barron and Chas Licciardello cut through the spin as they discuss the people, policies and politics from the week in Donald Trump's second term in the White House.
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Business Standard
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Trump's rejection of intel assessments shows deep distrust of spy agencies
President Donald Trump's fights with the intelligence community were a running theme of his first term, as he raged against an investigation into his campaign's alleged links to Russia. Now, a sequel is playing out as Trump battles to shape the public's understanding of his foreign policy gamble in Iran. An early US intelligence assessment said Iran's nuclear program has been set back only a few months after American strikes on three sites last weekend. Trump has rejected the report and pronounced the program completely and fully obliterated. The dispute is unlikely to fade anytime soon. Top administration officials are pressing Trump's case, with a news conference set for Thursday at the Pentagon. Briefings also are scheduled for lawmakers on Capitol Hill, though the White House plans to limit the sharing of classified information after the initial intelligence assessment leaked this week. Intelligence people strive to live in a world as it is, describe the world as it is, where politicians are all about describing the world as they want it to be, said Larry Pfeiffer, a 32-year intelligence veteran who held positions including CIA chief of staff and senior director of the White House Situation Room. Though it's hardly unheard of for presidents to bristle at what they perceive as bad news from the intelligence community, it's rare for the conflict to spill into public view as it did this week. I don't think we've seen another president push back as strong as this guy has, Pfeiffer said. Trump has a history of distrusting spy services Trump's suspicion of the intelligence community, particularly when its assessments do not align with his worldview, dates back to even before his first term. His 2016 campaign was shadowed by an investigation into whether his team had coordinated with Russia to sway the outcome of the election. He was so infuriated by the scrutiny over a dossier of unverified and salacious claims connecting him to Russia that, one week before he was sworn in, he tweeted: Intelligence agencies should never have allowed this fake news to leak' into the public. One last shot at me. Are we living in Nazi Germany? Trump disputed the assessment that Russia had interfered in the election on his behalf, decrying as a hoax and a witch hunt an investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, which ultimately concluded the Trump campaign had welcomed Moscow's help but did not find sufficient evidence of a criminal conspiracy. Trump also openly challenged the judgment of his intelligence agencies alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Helsinki summit in 2018. I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today, Trump said. He just said it's not Russia. I will say this: I don't see any reason why it would be. Such public protestation takes its toll on an intelligence community that historically has endeavoured to produce data-driven and apolitical judgments, said Frank Montoya Jr., a former FBI supervisor who served as director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Centre. It's really demoralising because nobody is looking at this stuff from a political perspective. They're looking at the data and they're analyzing the data, he said. When you get this kind of unfounded criticism, especially from the policymaker in chief, it just destroys morale. Tensions with the intelligence community persist Trump tapped loyalists to lead America's intelligence services in his second term Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and John Ratcliffe as CIA director. They promised to end what they said was the weaponisation of intelligence and root out disloyal officers. But there have already been conflicts. Last month, the National Intelligence Council declassified a memo in response to an open records request that said American spy agencies found no coordination between the Venezuelan government and the Tren de Aragua gang, contradicting statements the Trump administration used to justify invoking the Alien Enemies Act and deporting Venezuelan immigrants. Gabbard later fired the two veteran intelligence officers who led the council because of their perceived opposition to Trump. More trouble came after the war between Israel and Iran began nearly two weeks ago. Trump dismissed Gabbard's testimony to Congress in March that US spy agencies did not believe Iran was actively pursuing a nuclear weapon. Trump insisted Iran was very close. I don't care what she said, he told reporters last week. Gabbard later accused the news media of mis-characterising her testimony, noting that she had mentioned Iran's large stockpile of enriched uranium that goes beyond levels needed for civilian uses. Iran maintains that its nuclear programme was peaceful, though the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly warned that Tehran has enough highly enriched uranium to make several nuclear bombs if it chooses. A preliminary report from the Defense Intelligence Agency that emerged this week said that while the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities did significant damage, the facilities were not totally destroyed and the program was only set back by a few months. The White House called the assessment flat-out wrong. The DIA said the initial findings will be refined as new information becomes available. Given Trump's sceptical view of intelligence officials, Pfeiffer said, his initial instinct is to assume that if the intelligence community is telling him something different than he would like it to be, that it's because they're trying to undermine him. Trump team says there's no conflict Gabbard and Ratcliffe have sought to brush off any perceived conflict between their agencies and Trump. Ratcliffe said Wednesday that new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source reveals that US strikes destroyed several of Iran's nuclear facilities that would require years to be rebuilt. CIA continues to collect additional reliably sourced information to keep appropriate decision-makers and oversight bodies fully informed, Ratcliffe said in a statement. When possible, we will also provide updates and information to the American public, given the national importance of this matter and in every attempt to provide transparency. Gabbard noted the DIA assessment was of low confidence, an acknowledgment by its authors that their conclusions could be mistaken. The propaganda media has deployed their usual tactic: selectively release portions of illegally leaked classified intelligence assessments, she wrote on X. Trump narrated his own intelligence assessment while attending the NATO summit in the Netherlands. He mentioned satellite images showing the area around nuclear facilities burned black and said the underground tunnels had all collapsed. He also suggested Israel had sources on the ground in Iran: They have guys that go in there after the hit to evaluate the damage. The White House pointed to an Israel Atomic Energy Commission assessment that the US and Israeli strikes have set back Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years. Assessing the US strike will take time Intelligence officers routinely craft assessments about global threats and specific incidents information vital to the decision-making of national security officials and lawmakers. Assessments are regularly updated as new intelligence is produced from sources including field agents, informants, open source material and secret surveillance. The work is secretive to protect the methods and sources of intelligence agencies and to avoid becoming a political football. Former intelligence officials said it's likely to take days, weeks, or even months to form a full picture of the impact of the US strikes on Iran's nuclear capabilities. I would call for patience, said John Negroponte, a former ambassador who served as the first director of national intelligence under President George W. Bush. Avoid the temptation to rush to judgment.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Midnight Hammer strikes: Tulsi Gabbard frozen out of Situation Room as Trump snubs her over Iran statements
President Trump surrounded himself with top officials, except for one, after ordering precision airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites. Tulsi Gabbard was not in any of the Situation Room photos, which makes people wonder if there is tension between the president and his director of national intelligence . Why was Tulsi Gabbard absent from the Situation Room? After she warned about nuclear tensions and contradicted Trump's stance, she was reportedly pushed out and was excluded from the Situation Room images of the Midnight Hammer strikes . The president said that Gabbard was using the situation for political gain, which pushed her to the side. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like How Much Money Should You Have Before Hiring a Financial Advisor? SmartAsset Learn More Undo The president has repeatedly criticized Gabbard on the issue of Iran this past week, making her absence from the Situation Room photo release unlikely to be a coincidence, as per a report by The Independent. As reported by the New York Times, Gabbard has been having issues with Trump since the beginning of the month. Live Events Earlier in June, Tulsi Gabbard shared a video on social media about her visit to Hiroshima, Japan, and a warning against war in a time when nuclear weapons pose a threat to world peace. ALSO READ: Russia, Pakistan ready to supply nuclear weapons to Iran? This message from a top Russian leader gives clues In the video, she states, "As we stand here today, closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before." "Political elites and warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tension between nuclear powers," Gabbard warns in the next clip. According to reports, Donald Trump took issue with her remarks. Trump interpreted Gabbard's video as evidence that she was only using her time in his White House as a stepping stone, according to people who spoke to the Times. Did Donald Trump snub Tulsi Gabbard over her Iran remarks? After Donald Trump was compelled to address testimony Gabbard provided in March stating that Iran was not pursuing nuclear weapons through its refinement efforts, his disagreements with Gabbard, who CBS reports was one of the officials in the Situation Room on Saturday, became more apparent. President Trump told reporters, "She's wrong," on Friday following his arrival in New Jersey. Trump made it apparent in his remarks on Friday that any action the United States took would be done so under the guise of preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Hegseth informed reporters that Trump had acted after reviewing the alleged intelligence he had received regarding Iran's nuclear aspirations. According to Hegseth, Trump has considered all of this information and concluded that the Iranian nuclear program poses a threat. What will this mean for Tulsi Gabbard's role going forward? Tulsi Gabbard used ambiguous "intelligence" to justify her reversal of her March testimony and her support for Trump's Iran policy on Friday, the same day Trump publicly criticized her. She said that in order to create division, the "dishonest media" was purposefully misrepresenting her testimony and disseminating false information. The U.S. intelligence, she added, "can produce a nuclear weapon within weeks to months, if they decide to finalize the assembly." FAQs Why was Tulsi Gabbard left out of the Situation Room photographs? Probably due to tensions with Trump after she contradicted him on Iran's nuclear threat. What caused the split between Tulsi Gabbard and Donald Trump? Tulsi Gabbard warned about nuclear tensions and downplayed Iran's weapons threat, which Trump saw as undermining his agenda.
21-06-2025
- Politics
What to know about the US B-2 bombers heading to Guam
Multiple B-2 stealth bombers were headed to Guam Saturday, two sources familiar with their movements told ABC News. At this point, the bombers have no orders beyond that, according to the sources. The moves come as tensions between Iran and the West have escalated over its nuclear program and the Trump administration weighs its options. Trump has had numerous meetings with national security advisors this week and said in a statement that he would decide within " in two weeks." The president is slated to have another Situation Room meeting later Saturday evening. The bombers could stay at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam for some time, but the question is for how long. Moving these aircraft does not mean that a final decision has been made. In addition to the bombers, eight refueling tankers took off just before midnight on Friday in Oklahoma, flew over Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico before turning around and landing at the same base they took off, ABC News learned. Over the past week, speculation has grown as to whether the Trump administration would use the 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator to target Iran's deep underground uranium enrichment facility in Fordrow. The B-2 is the only U.S. Air Force bomber capable of carrying the MOP on bombing missions, with each bomber can carry two bombs. Attention turned to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, which is the home to all 19 of the B-2 bomber fleet, and whether they might be launched for a nonstop flight to Iran that would require multiple mid-air refuelings. Attention was also focused on the small British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean that would afford B-2 bombers a much shorter flight time to Iran. In April, six B-2 bombers were deployed to the island as part of the sustained air campaign that the Trump administration had launched against Houthi militants in Yemen because of their continued attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea region. The bombers carried out airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, but their deployment was also a strategic message to Iran at a time of heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
