Internet activity across Iran has dropped to ZERO.

The White House excluded DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard from planning the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro, citing doubts about her support due to her past opposition to U.S. military intervention.

Source: Bloomberg

Danish politicians are calling for German and French troops in Greenland to deter the US.

Conservative MP Rasmus Jarlov said it would be wise to welcome allies “so that the price of a military invasion for the Americans would be extremely high.”

Left-wing leader Pelle Dragsted warned:

“We must make it clear that it would be an armed conflict” and that Americans cannot “just land a helicopter in Nuuk and raise the US flag.”

Source: Welt

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says US is destroying world order:

There is also indeed the break in values of our most important partner, the USA, which helped build this order and, above all, significantly shaped it over decades.

We are beyond the stage in which we only complain about the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order. Both disrespect and erosion are far advanced.

Today it is about preventing the world from turning into a den of thieves, in which the most unscrupulous take what they want, regions and whole countries are treated like the property of a few great powers, and even medium-sized states are pushed to the margins of history while smaller and weaker states are left entirely without protection.

Lukashenko:

Even under dictatorship or authoritarianism, you cannot force everyone. That’s why we planned in advance.

A Venezuela scenario in Belarus is unrealistic — and even if it happened, everything is prepared.

Lukashenko on Venezuela:

The Americans never had, don’t have, and never will have any truth or justice.

I am only grateful to Donald for saying openly: “Oil. We need oil.”

Trump:

I just finished a great meeting with the very successful Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan.

Intel just launched the first SUB 2 NANOMETER CPU PROCESSOR designed, built, and packaged right here in the U.S.A.

The United States Government is proud to be a Shareholder of Intel, and has already made, through its U.S.A. ownership position, Tens of Billions of Dollars for the American People — IN JUST FOUR MONTHS.

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa held a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the latest developments on the Syrian scene and ways to enhance stability.

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa held a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss prospects for cooperation and the latest developments in Syria and the region.

A series of loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Ukrainians claim that Russia may have fired an “Oreshnik.”

Sounds of explosions in Lviv.

Mayor of Lviv:

There was a series of explosions. We are currently determining what exactly happened, whether these were strikes, and in which area.

On US pressure to invest in Venezuela, an energy-focused private equity investor said:

“No one wants to invest when a random f***ing tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country.”

Source: FT

In Lviv Oblast, a critical infrastructure facility was attacked, the Regional Military Administration reported.

Footage captures the impact at the Oryol thermal power plant in Russia, triggering a blast that damaged the facility and cut power across parts of the city.

NEW: Video reportedly showing the “Oreshnik” attack on Lviv.

BBC Persian shares a video showing a building belonging to Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, in Isfahan engulfed in flames.

Trump said in an interview with The New York Times that he has never taken GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic, adding, “I probably should.”

In an interview with The New York Times, Trump warned that U.S. strikes in Nigeria could continue if Christians keep being killed.

He said he hoped recent attacks on the Islamic State would be a one-time strike but added, “If they continue to kill Christians, it will be a many-time strike.”

Trump on Xi and Taiwan:

That’s up to him, what he’s going to be doing.

But, you know, I’ve expressed to him that I would be very unhappy if he did that, and I don’t think he’ll do that. I hope he doesn’t.

Source: NYT