"You Own Us 100 Million Pounds" Rwanda Accuses UK at the Hague

Justice Minister Emmanuel Ugirashebuja presented Rwanda’s arbitration case in The Hague, seeking £100 million from the UK over a scrapped 2022 asylum deal, disputing claims it waived payment.

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French President Macron on Iran War:

This escalation is reckless.

We support a moratorium on attacks against civilian infrastructure. Gas, oil—but also water—must not be targeted.

As the region enters a period of religious holidays, I think everyone’s minds should calm down and the fighting should stop for at least a few days to try to give negotiations a chance.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf:

According to statements by Israeli and American military officials, 320% of Iran’s missile launchers have been destroyed so far.

However, Iran continues to launch missiles at a high rate.

Now, the enemy aims to destroy up to 500% of them!

A unique achievement for the US military!

Woman at a German public TV show:

Iranians are afraid of the bombs. But even more afraid that the bombing will stop.

Former U.S. counterterrorism chief Joe Kent said Israel is responsible for the war with Iran during an interview on the program hosted by Tucker Carlson, arguing that external influence has shaped U.S. Middle East policy and recent military developments.

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Germany has dropped its plan to intervene in support of Israel at the ICJ genocide case (South Africa v. Israel), citing “new developments”—mainly that Germany itself is now on trial at the same court (Nicaragua v. Germany).

Berlin isn’t changing its political position on Israel.

It’s stepping back to avoid legal contradictions and risk to its own defense.

WATCH: Israeli missile strike lands very near Russia Today reporter in Lebanon.

Israel cut outbound flight capacity by ~50% after Iranian missile strikes damaged planes at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Source: Haaretz

Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to their lowest levels yet on the economy and cost of living, according to a new poll.

Overall, 38% approve of his performance while 59% disapprove. Views on key issues are worse, with strong dissatisfaction over inflation, gas prices, and rising living costs—61% say inflation is getting worse.

The decline is partly tied to economic pressure linked to the Iran conflict.

Source: Newsweek

John Bolton on Iran:

Kaja Kallas says, "Iran is not Europe's war." I'm just telling you that kind of rhetoric could very well lead Donald Trump to say, "Well, alright, it's not Europe's war. Guess what, Ukraine is not America's war."

And that's not the right outcome.

South Korea is considering importing Russian crude oil and naphtha as it looks to secure energy supplies during ongoing Middle East tensions, the Industry Ministry said.

South Korea stopped importing Russian oil in December 2022 after the Ukraine invasion.

Iran will still compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup but plans to avoid playing matches in the United States due to security concerns.

Iran is scheduled to play group games in the US, but officials are asking FIFA to move them to Mexico instead.

The US Embassy in Riyadh advised American citizens to consider leaving Saudi Arabia if they can do so safely.

NEW: A British military team is heading to Florida to help develop plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Source: NYT

Hegseth on Iran:

A dishonest and anti-Trump press will stop at nothing—we know this by now—to downplay progress, amplify every cost, and call every step into question.

Sadly, TDS is in their DNA. They want Trump to fail.

But the American people know better.

Hegseth on Iran:

The media here—not all of it, but much of it—wants you to think that just 19 days into this conflict, we’re somehow heading toward an endless abyss, a forever war, or a quagmire.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Hegseth on Iran:

We’re winning decisively, and on our terms. Iran is a vast country, and just like Hamas and their tunnels, they’ve poured any aid—any economic development, humanitarian aid—into tunnels and rockets. That’s what they did with Hamas.

Iran has funneled decades of state resources not to their people, but into missiles, drones, proxies, and buried facilities.

But we are hunting them down—methodically, ruthlessly, and overwhelmingly—like no other military in the world can.

And the results speak for themselves.

Hegseth on Iran:

To date, we’ve struck over 7,000 targets across Iran and its military infrastructure. That is not incremental—that is overwhelming force applied with precision.

And again today will be the largest strike package yet.

Yet, just like yesterday, as I’ve said from day one, our capabilities continue to build while Iran’s continue to degrade.

We’re hunting and striking—death and destruction from above.

Hegseth on Iran:

Now, the Iranians will still shoot—we know that. But they would shoot a lot more if they could. They just can’t.

Hegseth on Iran:

The last jobs anyone in the world wants right now: senior leader for the IRGC or Basij—temp jobs, all of them.

Hegseth on Iran:

My 13-year-old son came into my office last night while I was editing these remarks. He asked about the war—and the families I met at Dover.

I looked at him and said: they died for you, son—so that your generation doesn’t have to deal with a nuclear Iran.