Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

Our brave Armed Forces are prepared—with their fingers on the trigger—to immediately and powerfully respond to ANY aggression against our beloved land, air, and sea.

The valuable lessons learned from the 12-Day War have enabled us to respond even more strongly, rapidly, and profoundly.

At the same time, Iran has always welcomed a mutually beneficial, fair and equitable NUCLEAR DEAL—on equal footing, and free from coercion, threats, and intimidation—which ensures Iran's rights to PEACEFUL nuclear technology, and guarantees NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

Such weapons have no place in our security calculations and we have NEVER sought to acquire them.

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Ali Shamkhani, senior advisor to Khamenei:

“Limited strike” is an illusion. Any military action by the United States, from any origin and at any level, will be considered the start of war, and its response will be immediate, comprehensive, and unprecedented, targeting the heart of Tel Aviv and all those who support the aggressor.

Carney:

The world has changed. Washington has changed.

Almost nothing in the United States is normal now—that is the truth.

IRGC:

The reality on the ground is different from the enemy’s media propaganda.

IRGC:

We have operational plans for all possible enemy scenarios and maintain full monitoring of its movements.

Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML will cut about 1,700 jobs (~4% of staff), mainly management and IT roles in the Netherlands and US, to streamline operations despite record 2025 profits and booming AI-driven demand.

Russia has reportedly lost an Su-34 fighter jet.

Russian Su-34 jet was reportedly shot down by a Patriot SAM over the Black Sea near Snake Island.

The crew was killed.

📸 Nicki Minaj and Trump holding hands together today.

📸 Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump.

Spanish scientists wiped out pancreatic tumors in mice using a triple-drug combo that blocks KRAS, EGFR, and STAT3 at once.

Tumors disappeared with no relapse or major side effects.

Human trials are still years away.

Germany's Merz:

Ukraine’s accession to the European Union on January 1, 2027 is out of the question.

All members, including Ukraine, that wish to join the European Union must fulfill the Copenhagen criteria. These processes usually take several years.

We can gradually bring Ukraine closer to the European Union along this path, but such a rapid accession is simply not feasible.

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Merz's ally CSU leader Markus Söder:

We need the United States of America militarily — not to mention technologically.

It was calculated only a few days ago that we would have to raise our defense spending to 10 percent of GDP if we wanted to manage without the Americans.

And withdrawing from American technologies, which largely ensure our digital infrastructure in this country, would set us back dramatically.

The US is demanding that Iran abandon its nuclear program, scale back its missile forces, and end support for proxy groups — effectively total surrender.

Iran has already rejected the nuclear and missile demands.

Source: NYT

All EU member states have agreed to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

Source: WSJ