JD Vance on Mojtaba Khamenei:

We know that he's hurt. We don't know exactly how bad, but we know that he's hurt.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp warned AI could shift economic and political power, hurting highly educated white-collar workers while boosting vocational and working-class jobs.

He said AI “disrupts humanities-trained, largely Democratic voters,” whom he described as “highly educated, often female.”

At the same time, it could increase the power of “vocationally trained, working-class, often male voters.”

He argued ignoring the political backlash would be “insane.”

JD Vance on the Minab school strike:

I don't think we fully understand what happened there.

Trump has made it clear he wants it fully investigated. So, that's what we're doing.

📸 Anti-war posters in Washington, D.C., opposing the war with Iran.

"Cody Khork did not have to die fighting Iran for the Epstein class"

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas accused the U.S. of trying to weaken the EU, saying Washington “wants to divide Europe” and “doesn’t like the European Union.”

Source: FT

China says the Red Cross Society of China will provide $200,000 in emergency humanitarian aid to support families affected by Minab school strike in Iran.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf:

Trump was duped by Netanyahu into starting the war and is now acting under his control.

Regarding the major crime they have committed, Iran no longer makes “any distinction” between the United States and the Zionist regime.

The war will continue until the enemy's calculus is altered and they are driven to regret.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the group is ready for a prolonged war with Israel, calling the conflict an existential fight.

Qassem said “we have prepared ourselves for a long confrontation.”

He warned Israel “will be surprised on the battlefield.”

He insisted surrender is “not in our vocabulary,” saying resistance is the only option to prevent Lebanon’s destruction or “Greater Israel” ambitions.

He described Hezbollah’s actions as “legitimate defense against Israeli-American aggression.”

Qassem also urged the Lebanese government not to make “free concessions” to the U.S. or Israel and to stand behind the resistance.

JD Vance on Russia-Ukraine:

There’s been a lot of debate about what exactly our foreign policy should be with regards to Russia and Ukraine.

Trump has been very clear: he wants the killing to stop. He wants to get back to commerce. He wants to stop the innocent people who are losing their lives in that conflict. I happen to admire that.

Trump posts about Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

WATCH: Pakistan says it shot down two explosive drones near Islamabad.

Officials blamed militant groups linked to the Afghan Taliban, not the Afghan military.

Pakistan says the drones were neutralized before causing damage, using air defenses and electronic countermeasures.

Islamabad airspace was briefly closed, but flights have since resumed.

📸 Iranian women drag coffins wrapped in shrouds during an Al-Quds Day rally.

Source: Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz repeatedly tried to contact Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez after tensions over Trump’s criticism of Spain, but Madrid did not respond.

Merz sent texts and made several calls, all unanswered.

Source: Der Spiegel

German Chancellor Merz on Iran:

With every day this war lasts, more questions are coming up.

We have no interest in an endless war.

We need a convincing plan on how this war can come to an end.

NEW: Qatar says "authorities are evacuating several areas as a temporary precaution for public safety until the threat subsides."

German Chancellor Merz:

Six out of seven G7 countries were clearly of the opinion that sanctions against Russia should not be lifted.

We were somewhat surprised to hear this morning that the American government had decided differently.

That is definitely not our view.

We believe more pressure should be applied on Russia to bring this terrible war to an end as soon as possible.

NEW: Iran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz only if cargo is traded in Chinese yuan.

Source: CNN