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Israeli diplomat in Miami-Dade talks about retaliation against Iran after attack
AVENTURA, Fla. – A prominent Israeli diplomat in Miami-Dade County said Israel will hold Iran accountable for the overnight attack.
Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, the consul general of Israel in Miami, told a group of reporters on Sunday in Aventura that retaliatory action is certain.
“Drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles were fired at Israel, carrying more than 60 to 70 tons worth of explosives,” Elbaz-Starinsky said about Iran’s attack.
Meanwhile, at the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, claimed the attack was in retaliation for Israel’s deadly attack on April 1 at a consulate in Syria, and Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist organization.
“This attack crossed every red line and Israel reserves the right to retaliate,” Erdan said during the UN emergency session.
Robert Wood, the U.S. deputy ambassador, said the U.S. will explore measures to hold Iran accountable. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for restraint and said there was a need for a ceasefire in Gaza, the delivery of humanitarian aid, the release of all hostages, and safe navigation in the Red Sea.
“It is vital to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations,” Guterres said.
Israel Katz, Israel’s minister of foreign affairs, announced on X that Israel was “committed to defend its citizens.” Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, wrote on X that Iran has “no intention of continuing defensive operations.”
“I am hopeful that this will resolve and countries will be peaceful,” said Shawn Kosravi, an Iranian-American professor at Florida International University.
President Joe Biden talked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“I told him that Israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks — sending a clear message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of Israel,” Biden said in a statement.
Biden met with the Group of Seven, leaders from Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan. The group condemned Iran’s attack and offered “full solidarity” to Israel. Elbaz-Starinsky said Iran had also challenged the U.S.
“It’s time that the world wakes up,” Elbaz-Starinsky said.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu met with Israel’s five-member war cabinet to discuss a counterstrike. Elbaz-Starinsky said Israel’s defense had displayed an “unprecedented success” by foiling a “multi-layered attack.” He reiterated the commitment to defending Israel from Iran.
“We will do whatever it takes with partners or alone,” Elbaz-Starinsky said
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The Cleveland Browns traded for an extended right tackle, former Houston Texan Tytus Howard, at the start of free agency as they began their rebuild of the offensive line that was awful in 2025. But Howard has played every position on the offensive line except for center, so if it’s all about getting your best five on the field, which it should be, there’s a chance Howard doesn’t play at right tackle in 2026.
While doing a mock draft on Peter Schrager’s podcast, former Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carthon had the Browns drafting Miami (FL) right tackle sixth overall. He talked about the issue with Howard, but said Mauigoa could either take over the tackle spot or be a really good guard.
Carthon said he knows that Mauigoa would be one of their best five, whether it is at guard or tackle. Some will say that a guy who may be best at guard isn’t worth the sixth overall pick, and I have to disagree. You should draft the best football players, and Francis Mauigoa is my highest-rated offensive lineman and seventh overall. It might be at guard, but I have a good feeling that Mauigoa will find a home in the NFL as a high-quality offensive lineman.
Inventory of homes and condos across the coastal Miami mainland and Miami Beach and the barrier island markets fell in the first quarter, marking the first big inventory drops since 2023.
The Corcoran Group’s first quarter reports don’t cover all of Miami-Dade County, but they offer insight into how the coastal markets, which have a higher share of luxury properties, are performing.
In Miami Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside, Miami Beach, Fisher Island and Key Biscayne, single-family home inventory dropped 15 percent annually to 398 listings, and condo inventory was down 13 percent to 3,919 listings.
On Miami’s coastal mainland markets, which include Aventura, Miami Shores, Upper East Side, Edgewater, downtown Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove, inventory slipped 4 percent to 4,584 condo listings and 555 single-family listings, down 6 percent year-over-year.
Here’s a closer look at the market:
Miami Beach and the barrier islands
Single-family sales rose 13 percent year-over-year to 85 closings, the first time they have increased since the second quarter of 2024. Condo closings rose 15 percent to 693 closings, the first increase since the last quarter of 2024.
Pricing dropped, with the median price of single-family homes down 4 percent to $3.5 million and the median condo price down 9 percent to $640,000. The average price per square foot was nearly flat at $1,119.
Still, buyers set records with their purchases. Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg paid $170 million for the waterfront mansion at 7 Indian Creek Island Road, and Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz paid $44 million, or $7,949 per square foot, for a penthouse at the Four Seasons Residences at The Surf Club.
Coastal mainland
Sales of single-family homes on the coastal mainland rose 16 percent to 220 closings. While markets like Coral Gables experienced declines in condo and single-family home sales, Coconut Grove home sales surged — up over 100 percent for single-family homes to 47 closings and up 55 percent to 87 condo closings. Condo sales rose 13 percent to 759 closings.
The median price of single-family homes across the coastal mainland rose 11 percent to just over $2 million. The median price of condos increased slightly, up 1 percent, to $602,000.
The priciest deals in the first quarter were the $32 million trade of 12 Tahiti Beach Island Road in Coral Gables, and the $19.8 million sale of a penthouse at Vita at Grove Isle.
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