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."

EU's Kaja Kallas:

I'll propose that we lift the sanctions on Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez as as the current interim president in office.

Whether we have consensus, then we will see, we don't know that yet.

Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford:

How can one person, one man, create so much turmoil around the world...I can't wait for the midterms.

Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford:

The walls are closing in on President Trump.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi:

Iran reaffirms unequivocally that it does not possess, has not sought and will never seek nuclear weapons.

Our nuclear program is strictly peaceful.

Nuclear arms are incompatible with the security and dignity of all peoples.

Nigel Farage:

Nobody over the last quarter of a century has done more to defeat the genuine, intolerant, abhorrent, extreme far-right than me.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi:

The consequences of any renewed aggression would not remain confined to one country.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi:

Iran has consistently called for a zone free of nuclear weapons in the Middle East since 1974.

The continued existence of weapons of mass destruction in the possession of the Israeli regime remains a source of grave concern.

Trump:

I don't know how long I'll be around. Got a lot of people gunning for me, don't I?

Chad shut its eastern border with Sudan after clashes tied to Sudan’s civil war killed five Chadian soldiers.

Chad says it’s closing the border “until further notice” to stop spillover from Sudan’s conflict and protect civilians and refugees.

More troops are being deployed to the area.

A local analyst warned:

“Whether we like it or not, Chad now appears to be a party to the conflict.”

Source: Reuters

NEW: Slovak PM Robert Fico has halted emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine starting today, calling it “the first reciprocal step” over the suspension of Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline.

He said:

“If the Ukrainian side asks Slovakia for assistance in stabilizing its energy grid, such assistance will not be provided.”

Fico warned Slovakia could take further action — including reconsidering support for Ukraine’s EU membership — if oil flows aren’t restored.

“Slovakia has the right to receive oil supplies… we fully reserve the right to take further steps.”

UN Officials: Human Rights Under Full Scale Attack Worldwide

UN Chief Antonio Guterres & Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk warned that human rights are “under assault” worldwide, citing Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine.

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