Trump on Greenland:

That is so much better for us and for Europe to have that piece of ice covered by the Golden Dome.

An Antonov An-124 linked to the United Arab Emirates, operated by Maximus Air, has carried out repeated, unexplained flights between military bases in Abu Dhabi, Israel, Bahrain, and Ethiopia.

The flights coincide with a growing UAE–Saudi rivalry and the war in Sudan.

The An-124’s capacity to transport heavy military equipment has raised concerns about covert arms transfers.

Source: MEE

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Trump on Delcy Rodríguez:

I also spoke with Maria today, whom I like a lot, but Delcy has shown very strong leadership so far.

Trump on Iran:

I stopped 837 hangings on Thursday. They would have been hung.

This is like from 1,000 years ago. This is an ancient culture, very smart people, by the way.

Trump:

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is worth over $30 Million Dollars. There is no way such wealth could have been accumulated, legally, while being paid the salary of a politician.

She should be investigated for Financial and Political Crimes, and that investigation should start, NOW!

Trump on Iran:

We are still doing the tariffs on Iran. If you do business with Iran you will have a tariff of 25%.

It will come into effect very soon.

Reporter: Do you intend to remain as the Chairman of the Board of Peace past your second term in office?

Trump: They would like me to be. It is, in theory, for life. But I am not sure if I want that.

Trump on his Board of Peace entry fee:

Some of the countries have already put up a billion dollars. Some have put up much more than that.

That’s a lot of money, but it’s nothing compared to the value of peace.

Reporter: Putin has said that he may use frozen Russian assets to pay for his entry to the Board of Peace. Were you inclined to let him do that?

Trump: I don’t know about that. I mean, I’ve heard that a little. Who said that?

Reporter: Putin.

Trump: It’s very interesting. But he said he’s going to use his money.

Reporter: It’s frozen assets.

Trump: If he’s using his money, I think that’s fine.

He’s going to join the Board of Peace and he’s going to make a contribution of a billion dollars. If he’s using his money, that’s great.

Reporter: At what point will you pivot in Venezuela to say there should be an election there?

Trump: I want to see how they do. First of all, we have to take in a lot of money. We have to get that back.

Trump on Venezuela’s oil:

They’re going to start drilling very soon. We have the biggest companies in the world.

We have them, and they’re going to be going in. They’re all negotiating right now.

Reporter on Iran: Have you seen a reliable estimate about how many people were killed?

Trump: Well, nobody knows the number. I mean, it’s a lot no matter what. If it was one person in this country — if it’s one person — it’s front-page news.

It’s a lot of people. But there’s a difference between a lot and 20,000 people. So we’ll find out what it is. We’re going to find out exactly what it is.

Trump on the frozen Russian assets:

It is Putin’s money.

Kremlin:

The meeting between Putin and Witkoff has concluded and lasted more than 3.5 hours.

Trump to Carney:

The Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.

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Trump:

Maybe we should have put NATO to the test: Invoked Article 5, and forced NATO to come here and protect our Southern Border from further Invasions of Illegal Immigrants, thus freeing up large numbers of Border Patrol Agents for other tasks.

Kremlin aide Ushakov:

Russia will continue to consistently pursue the objectives of the "special military operation" as long as a political and diplomatic settlement cannot be achieved.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

The world has had enough of Confused Clowns, Mr. Zelensky.

Unlike your foreign-backed and mercenary-infested military, we Iranians know how to defend ourselves and have no need to beg foreigners for help.

Greece says it plans to extend its territorial waters in parts of the Aegean Sea beyond 6 nautical miles, citing "its sovereign rights."

No timeline or specific areas were announced.

Türkiye strongly opposes any Aegean extension, maintaining that it would threaten navigation and regional balance.

Ankara has considered such a move a casus belli since 1995.

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Newly released footage shows an IRGC member firing an automatic weapon at anti-regime protesters in Tehran during the night of January 8–9.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Greenland and tariff threats:

It was just out of control driven by the media… It was completely out of control.

Some of these countries took their mask off.

Some of the leaders took their mask off.