Hezbollah Leader Naim Qassem:

They say to us: "If you hadn't confronted Israel, we wouldn't have paid these losses."

If we hadn't confronted, we would have paid more and lost everything.

Do you think that Israel is leaving us? It's the one that is attacking.

Netanyahu attacks Europe:

Europe has forgotten so many things since the Holocaust.

Europe can learn many things from us, and above all — the most important thing: the sharp distinction between good and evil.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said he will resign from Congress amid sexual assault and misconduct allegations and growing bipartisan pressure to step down.

Hillary Clinton:

I do support Israel. I am a staunch supporter of Israel.

And I am a staunch opponent of Netanyahu. He has stayed too long. He has, in my view, undermined Israel’s long-term security.

Hillary Clinton:

Israel itself has lived in a very dangerous neighborhood for a very long time.

It deserves our support separate and apart from Netanyahu.

The US and Iran are discussing another round of face-to-face talks to secure a longer-term ceasefire after recent negotiations in Islamabad, led by JD Vance, ended without a deal.

Officials hope to meet again before the current two-week ceasefire expires next week, possibly in Islamabad or another location.

Source: Bloomberg

At Islamabad talks, the US demanded Iran halt uranium enrichment for 20 years; Iran offered up to five.

The US also wants enriched uranium removed, while Iran insists on keeping it but diluting it.

Source: NYT

JD Vance on the Iran talks:

I wouldn’t just say things went wrong. I also think things went right.

We made a lot of progress...

JD Vance claims:

Trump wants the Iranian people to thrive and succeed.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Iran:

Trump knew going into this that if you disrupt the flow of energy through the Strait of Hormuz in the short term, you’re going to push up energy prices.

JD Vance:

We didn’t go to Hungary because we expected Viktor Orbán to cruise to an election victory; we went because we thought it was the right thing to do.

JD Vance:

I am sure we will work very well with the next prime minister of Hungary.

JD Vance on Trump posting himself as Jesus:

I think Trump was posting a joke and, of course, he took it down because he recognized that a lot of people weren’t understanding his humor in that case.

JD Vance:

I think that, in some cases, it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality.

IDF announces the killing of a soldier in Lebanon: Master Sergeant (Res.) Ayal Uriel Bianco, 30.

Senator Graham on Iran:

Their reason for living is to die. They want to die a martyr’s death.

They want to bring back the missing Mahdi—the 12th Imam—who will come back and save the world, in their view, through chaos.

Senator Graham on Iran:

To the Pope: you’re a good, holy man. You don’t understand the evil of Iran—you’re miscalculating here.

The Catholic Church—God bless it—in the 1930s didn’t really get Hitler.

And to the Pope: you really don’t get this regime—the Ayatollah and his henchmen.

Mark Carney has secured a majority government after his Liberal Party won key special elections, allowing them to pass laws without opposition support.

Marco Rubio will host Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors in Washington on Tuesday to begin direct negotiations.

Source: Axios

Saudi Arabia is pushing the U.S. to end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks, fearing escalation with Iran.

Officials warn Iran could retaliate by disrupting the Bab al-Mandeb, a key route for oil exports.

Source: WSJ

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in China:

We are living through times of change; the international order that once prevailed is being undermined by significant actors.

There are those who choose to deny reality. We prefer to focus our efforts on reforming this international order.