Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:

Putin still believes he can win.

Any misunderstanding within the transatlantic family encourages him to explore our weaknesses.

Oil Prices Fall by 5% after Trump's De-escalation Signal on Iran

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Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon Repeatedly Despite Ceasefire

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Senator Graham on Iran:

Keep protesting, help is on the way. If this regime is still standing the day after we pull the plug, it will be 100 years of chaos.

I have every confidence that President Trump will do what he promised. If this regime falls, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis—they all go. It would be the biggest change since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The protesters are not protesting for a better nuclear deal; they’re protesting for a better life. If they win the day, we have a chance to have friends with the people of Iran. The Ayatollah will never be our friend.

‘Help on the way’ means military strikes against the infrastructure that is killing the Iranian people. Put this regime on notice: we’re never going to let up. Strangle their economy, it will fall. The people will take over.

Mr. President, you can do it. I hope you will do it. And if you do—if you do it—this is Reagan-plus.

Senator Graham on Iran:

What happens if Hitler’d been better?

If these people win, they'll be more likely our friends. The Ayatollah will never be our friend.

I tell you what'll happen if we pull the plug. If we all talk and we don't do it, we'll have a hundred years of chaos.

America's standing will be zero.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says France refused to sign the new Peace Council Charter because it looks like a replacement for the UN:

It appears to be a substitute for the United Nations Charter.

The charter of this Peace Council, of this "Peace Board," does not say "in accordance with the text of the United Nations Security Council, I will concentrate on Gaza." No.

It says: "This Council is created forever with the vocation to deal with all issues of peace and security, whether in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, the Great Lakes, etc."

So obviously, for us, that is not possible.

New Epstein files include a message saying Türkiye’s troops in Qatar stopped a possible Saudi/UAE military move or coup in 2017.

“Since the Turks are inside, the military option is no longer feasible.”

Türkiye did send troops to Qatar in 2017 and helped deter pressure.

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BREAKING: U.S. and Iran are expected to meet Friday in Istanbul to revive nuclear talks.

It would be the first direct contact since talks collapsed and last summer’s 12-day war.

Source: Axios

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Aid Groups in Gaza Refuse to Give Staff Data as Israel Revokes Licenses

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Guinea-Bissau Junta Vows to Restore the Deposed PAIGC party, Frees Opposition Leader

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BREAKING: FIFA President Infantino says the Russia ban should be lifted: “We have to. Definitely.”

He argues the ban “has not achieved anything” and only “created more frustration and hatred.”

Says letting Russians play would help “having girls and boys from Russia play in Europe would help.”

He also opposes banning Israel, calling it “a defeat.”

Infantino wants rule changes so FIFA “never ban any country… because of the acts of their political leaders.”

Source: Sky News

Trump:

India’s beautiful Triumphal Arch. Ours will be the greatest of them all!

DOJ mistakenly revealed names of dozens of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims — including minors — in newly released files.

At least 43 of 47 victim names were left unredacted, some appearing over 100 times, despite legal requirements to protect identities.

Victims’ attorneys say they provided a list of 350 names in advance, but the Justice Department failed to properly check the redactions.

The DOJ says it is removing names when notified and called the errors minimal.

Source: WSJ

New Trump post on Truth Social.

At a black-tie dinner, Trump joked about territorial expansion, first saying he needed to “watch the invasion of Greenland” before walking it back.

“We’re not going to invade Greenland. We’re going to buy it,” he said. “I want to make Canada the 51st state. Greenland will be the 52nd state. Venezuela can be 53rd.”

The remarks drew scattered laughter and long pauses from the audience.

Source: WaPo

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Israel on Tuesday for talks with Netanyahu and Israel’s military chief.

Keir Starmer believes Peter Mandelson should no longer be a member of the House of Lords, Downing Street has said.

He cannot remove Mandelson’s life peerage himself, but is urging the Lords to modernise its disciplinary rules so disgraced members can be stripped of their titles.

Trump just spoke with Modi.

Trump has asked aides for options for a quick and decisive attack that won’t risk a long-term war in the Middle East.

Analysts and some Trump advisers have said such options likely don’t exist.

Source: WSJ

Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi calls for the federalization of Europe:

Grouping together small countries does not automatically produce a powerful bloc. This is the logic of confederation—the logic by which Europe still operates in defense, foreign policy, and fiscal matters. This model does not produce power.

A group of states that merely coordinates remains a group of states: each with a veto, each with its own calculus, each vulnerable to being picked off one by one.

Power requires Europe to move from confederation to federation. Where Europe has federated—on trade, competition, the single market, and monetary policy—we are respected as a power and negotiate as one.

Where we have not—on defense, industrial policy, and foreign affairs—we are treated as a loose assembly of middle-sized states, to be divided and dealt with accordingly.

A Europe unified on trade but fragmented on defense will find its commercial power leveraged against its security dependence.