A Republican-led U.S. Senate subcommittee focused on disaster management is investigating how OpenAI handled the July Hugging Face breach, according to AXIOS. The inquiry comes as concern on Capitol Hill over existential AI risk has intensified, following public warnings from multiple researchers at Anthropic and OpenAI. In a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley wrote that a growing number of AI experts have warned about existential risks from AI. He also cited a statement made this week by three Anthropic researchers, who said the probability that AI could kill all humans within the next decade exceeds 10%. Hawley, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s disaster management subcommittee, said the investigation is a response to OpenAI’s recently released internal review. The report added that the Hugging Face breach marked a turning point in AI history, prompting OpenAI to slow the release of its own models and pushing the industry to warn about AI-driven cyberattacks.

According to AXIOS, citing Israeli officials, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. The same report said U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to meet Netanyahu later today. BlockBeats published the update on July 29 as a 7X24 H newsflash. The item included no additional details on the agenda or outcomes of either meeting.

The United States and the United Kingdom are discussing a high-level meeting in London next week, according to AXIOS, which cited European diplomats. The talks are expected to focus on a potential plan to form an international alliance aimed at protecting maritime shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The report did not provide further details on the proposed framework, but identified the meeting as a senior-level discussion centered on maritime security in the strategic waterway.

Trump said Iran called and wants a deal, while a U.S. official said contacts are still moving forward. No details on the channel or level of talks were disclosed.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate but is still not ready to reach an agreement. He added that “they have not suffered enough,” framing Tehran as unwilling to move toward a deal at this stage. According to AXIOS, two regional sources familiar with mediation efforts said Iran’s leadership has not accepted the latest proposal put forward. One of those sources said mediators are still trying, but that the Iranian side is not cooperating. The remarks point to continued deadlock in the latest round of diplomatic efforts, with both Trump’s public comments and the sources cited by AXIOS indicating that no breakthrough has been secured so far.

Trump reposted a revised Hormuz Strait message after deleting an earlier version, while the White House denied the energy secretary’s claim that the U.S. Navy had escorted a tanker. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 33% said Trump had clearly explained the purpose of U.S. action against Iran.

President Trump has officially appointed Vice President JD Vance to lead Iran peace negotiations, warning that failure will trigger a major military escalation. Vance's long-held opposition to endless overseas conflicts makes him a more acceptable interlocutor for Tehran, but the path to a deal remains uncertain.

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is restarting a naval blockade on Iran and will stop any vessels from entering or leaving Iranian ports. He also said the U.S. would charge a “20% fee” for protecting the safe passage of cargo ships, though the details of that proposal — and whether it will actually be carried out — remain unclear. The blockade has not yet taken effect because U.S. law requires shipowners to receive 24 hours’ advance notice. A U.S. official said U.S. Central Command will announce the exact start time later on Monday. The report was cited by Odaily, attributing the information to AXIOS.