Trump:

I spoke to Mr. Toyoda in Japan. I said, “What is your name?” Toyota.

I said, if your name is Toyota you are a very rich guy. He is about 90 years old.

Netanyahu has arrived in Washington, DC for a meeting at the White House with Trump.

He traveled in a large Secret Service motorcade. Security measures included the closure of I-695 West and helicopters operating overhead.

Before his meeting with Trump, Netanyahu met with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

NEW: Ukraine plans presidential elections and a referendum on a Russia peace deal by May 15, under pressure from the Trump administration, which has tied US security guarantees to the vote and a deal.

Zelensky is expected to announce the plan on February 24.

Source: FT

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Ten people, including the suspected shooter, were killed after a gunman opened fire at a high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday.

Six victims were found inside the school, two at a nearby home, and one died on the way to hospital.

The suspect, described as a female, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted injury.

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The United States is pushing Hamas to surrender all weapons capable of striking Israel under a draft Gaza plan, but would allow the group to keep some small arms at first.

An American-led team, including Jared Kushner and other senior envoys, plans to present the proposal to Hamas in the coming weeks.

The plan calls for phased disarmament, with heavy weapons decommissioned immediately and remaining arms registered and later handed over.

Source: NYT

Trump on Switzerland:

I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. Then I got an emergency call from I believe the Prime Minister of Switzerland and she was very aggressive.

I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%.

U.S. forces stationed at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base moved Patriot missile systems onto mobile truck launchers as tensions with Iran intensified.

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Trump Considers Sending Second Aircraft Carrier if Iran Talks Collapse

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Arab Israelis Rally in Mass Protests, Blame Ben-Gvir for ‘Deliberate Negligence’ in Crime Surge

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Iranian President Pezeshkian:

I apologize to the noble nation for the shortcomings that exist.

We are striving with all our heart and soul to resolve all these problems with power and firmness.

Iranian President Pezeshkian:

We welcome protest. We consider protest to be a blessing. We have a duty to listen to these protests.

However, we are disgusted by destruction, vandalism, killing, and arson. No true Iranian takes up arms to kill another Iranian. No Iranian sets fire to a mosque. No Iranian sets fire to public transport or public property.

No Iranian asks a stranger to violate this country, its soil, or its waters. No free person asks the enemy to come and solve an internal problem.

We will sit down and solve our own problems ourselves.

We are ready with all our being to resolve these issues—but not through arson, not through burning, and not through the spreading of false and wrong rumors.

📸 Symbolic coffins of several American military leaders during the anniversary parade of the revolution’s victory in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian President Pezeshkian:

We have taken the path of diplomacy based on the efforts of our officials and the direction set by the Supreme Leader.

I state once again: we are not looking for nuclear weapons. We have said this many times, and we are ready for any kind of verification.

However, there is a tall wall of mistrust created by the United States and Europe through their actions and words.

This wall prevents these conversations from reaching a meaningful result. If the world truly seeks diplomacy, it must end its provocative actions.

Our Iran will not bow down to their excessive demands. Our Iran will not back down against injustices and transgressions.

We have learned that we can only rely on our own people and our indigenous capabilities.

Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right party National Rally:

The mistake of France and of Europe — and of Emmanuel Macron — has been to present themselves as moral actors in a world where the major political leaders are dressed as warriors.

The major political leaders of this world — and that is true of Trump, it is true of Putin, it is true of the Chinese President, and it is also true of Erdogan — only understand and respond to the balance of power.

Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right party National Rally:

I do not want the United States of America, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, or China to be the countries that shape tomorrow’s future for the French people and for Europe.

We are a great nation.

Pezeshkian Apologizes at Iran’s Revolution Anniversary

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Former MI6 Chief Richard Moore:

Putin would already have lost were it not for the Chinese support he has garnered.

Xi is behind Putin.

Former MI6 Chief Richard Moore:

In December alone, I think we believe that something like 30,000 Russians were killed in one month.

That’s as many as they lost in a 10-year campaign in Afghanistan.

The losses are terrible and even the Russians will struggle to replace that level of losses.