Iranian President Pezeshkian:

Iran wants dialogue with the United States, but it must take place on an equal footing and not under threats.

WSJ Editorial Board:

Trump’s global trade war is a strategic gift to the Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi has long seen the West as weak and divided — this week confirmed it, and he barely needs to act to exploit it.

Kamala Harris on the protests against Trump:

The voices of working people will always be louder than the unelected billionaires.

US Secretary of State Rubio:

I am taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to restrict any further issuance to prevent entry into the United States, effective immediately, due to the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner.

Israel first: The U.S. reportedly transferred a second THAAD missile defence battery to Israel.

American C-5M Super Galaxy, the US Air Force’s largest transport plane, landed at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel yesterday.

Source: Al-Hadath

Israel detained British MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, denying them entry over suspicions they aimed to document Israeli security forces and spread anti-Israel narratives.

UK Foreign Secretary Lammy condemned the move as “unacceptable” and “deeply concerning.”

🇺🇸 Massive anti-Trump protest in New York yesterday.

Britain, together with the United States, successfully tested a hypersonic rocket engine, the UK Ministry of Defense announced.

Iran issued warnings to Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Türkiye, and Bahrain, stating that any support for a U.S. attack on Iran — including allowing the use of their airspace or territory by the U.S. military — would be considered an act of hostility.

Source: Reuters

Netanyahu departs for Washington. He will meet Trump tomorrow.

Taiwan will not impose reciprocal trade tariffs against the United States.

Israel wants Syria to be carved up into 4 spheres of influence, says analyst Ron Ben-Yishai:

Türkiye in the north, US in the east, Russia on western coast & Israel in the south.

Map showing Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine during the attacks of the last night.

Netanyahu:

I am the first foreign leader to meet with President Trump to discuss tariffs.

US Senator Ted Cruz warns that Republicans risk facing a bloodbath in the 2026 midterm elections if Trump's tariffs cause a recession.

Fatah and Hamas have called for a general strike in the West Bank against Israeli aggression.

US Representative Eric Swalwell on Trump:

This guy is a con. Trump bibles, made in China. Trump sneakers, made in China. The Trump shitcoin, made on a computer made in China..

US Treasury Secretary Bessent on the stock market drop:

"It is a short term reaction."

US National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says more than 50 countries have reached out to the White House to begin trade negotiations.

White House:

Russia was not included in the list of tariffs imposed by the US because Washington is currently negotiating with it.

Iranian MP Mohammad Qasim Osmani calls for the rapid creation of nuclear weapons in an emotional speech.

"Nuclear knowledge, considering all the costs that the country has incurred for it, should come to the rescue everywhere, especially in the field of security, since today nuclear knowledge should lead us to conduct negotiations on equal terms."