The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft has been spotted in the vicinity of Crete, Greece.

It arrived at Souda Bay on Crete for a port visit.

Five major Iranian Kurdish groups — many with armed wings — announced a new unified coalition called the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan.

The alliance says its goals are to:
— Overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran.
— Advance Kurdish self-determination.
— Establish a democratic political framework in Iranian Kurdistan.

The groups are mostly based in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region and frame the move as political coordination.

Rob Jetten Becomes Youngest Dutch PM

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BIG: The Kaleikino oil pumping station in Russia’s Tatarstan — a key hub feeding the Druzhba pipeline — was hit and caught fire.

Russian officials said drone debris caused the blaze, while Ukrainian-linked sources described it as a targeted drone strike.

Damage appears significant.

The incident could further complicate Druzhba oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia.

Israeli Settlers Torch West Bank Mosque During Ramadan

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Türkiye is moving forward with a multi-step plan to acquire Eurofighter Typhoons jets to quickly strengthen its air force.

— 20 new jets ordered from the UK (deliveries around 2030).

— 24 second-hand jets reportedly secured from Qatar and Oman to arrive sooner.

Total confirmed so far: at least 44 aircraft, with up to 56 possible if additional talks succeed.

Used jets are meant to enter service within a few years, bridging the gap until new builds arrive and Türkiye’s indigenous KAAN fighter is ready.

Source: Milliyet

Marco Rubio has postponed his Israel visit from Saturday night to Monday.

Source: ynet

Trump:

Mexico must step up their effort on Cartels and Drugs!

Trump:

Any Country that wants to “play games” with the ridiculous supreme court decision, especially those that have “Ripped Off” the U.S.A. for years, and even decades, will be met with a much higher Tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to. BUYER BEWARE!!!

Mexican President Sheinbaum:

We woke up without any blockades on any of the highways, and practically all activity has been restored.

Today, there is already more tranquility, and there is government, and there are armed forces.

Mexican President Sheinbaum:

All operations are conducted by federal forces. There is no involvement from U.S. forces in the operations.

As we've mentioned several times here, there is a significant exchange of information. Our understanding with the United States is primarily based on the sharing of intelligence and information.

In this instance, information was shared by the U.S. government, and they even issued a statement about it.

However, the entire operation, from its planning onward, is the responsibility of our federal forces, specifically the Secretariat of National Defense.

Trump:

As President, I do not have to go back to Congress to get approval of Tariffs. It has already been gotten, in many forms, a long time ago!

They were also just reaffirmed by the ridiculous and poorly crafted supreme court decision!

BREAKING: The European Parliament has postponed a vote on the EU–U.S. trade deal after President Trump imposed a blanket 15% import tariff.

Source: Reuters

U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft spotted at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Netanyahu:

No one knows what tomorrow will bring, but we are prepared for every scenario.

I have conveyed to the Ayatollah regime that if they make what may be the gravest mistake in their history and attack the State of Israel, we will respond with a force they cannot even imagine.

Israeli opposition Leader Yair Lapid says if war breaks out with Iran, Israeli politics stops; full unity behind the government and military.

I want to send a clear message to our enemies: No matter who is in government, Israel will always defend itself and strike those who seek to harm us.

To the Iranian regime: we will never allow you to build a missile threat against our people, your terror proxies will have no peace, and you will never be allowed nuclear weapons.

It is time to strike at the foundations of the regime.

Israel will stand united — there will be no opposition or coalition during war with Iran.

Prime Minister Netanyahu and I will put aside our differences to defend our country.

All of Israel will unite behind our soldiers and pilots.

NEW: EU’s Kallas says the bloc did NOT reach an agreement on the latest Russia sanctions package.

EU's Kaja Kallas on Russia:

Unfortunately, we did not reach an agreement on the 20th sanctions package, and this is a setback and a message we did not want to send today.

But the work continues.

Turkish President Erdogan:

There is currently a ‘Türkiye wind’ blowing in the world.

People are curious about what Türkiye thinks, what it does, where it stands in the face of new developments, and what steps it will take.

Trump:

You read about all these crazy shooters, but they only go after consequential presidents. They don't go after non-consequential presidents, you know?

If you take a look—Abraham Lincoln, some big, some big one. John Kennedy, in a certain way, was very consequential. He represented something very important. He was there for 1,000 days, as you know, the book "A Thousand Days." But he was consequential. There was a glamour, there was a something good for our country, right? But they're consequential.

And I was told that—I saw that the other day—they say they only go after consequential. So maybe I want to be a little bit less consequential. Can we hold it back a little bit, please, Tom? Can we just, like, nice and easy. Let's be a normal president for a little while.

Trump:

If I came up with a cure for cancer, they would say, "He should have done it years ago."