Hegseth on NATO countries:

When shots were fired and those countries were needed the most, they weren’t there.

They weren’t in the strait. They weren’t alongside us.

CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper:

Morale is very high.

Hegseth:

Not a single thing has been foisted upon the President of the United States.

Trump makes his own decisions about the interests of this country and defending our interest, and then working with allies and partners.

In this case, Israel, who’s got a lot of will and a lot of capabilities, which we’re grateful for.

Hegseth on reports that China is preparing to send arms to Iran:

China has assured us that that indeed is not going to happen.

Hegseth:

Mojtaba Khamenei is believed to still be alive, wounded and disfigured.

Syria says it has taken control of all former U.S. military bases on its territory.

Trump:

The Prime Minister and the Field Marshal of Pakistan are great people.

They are close to Iran, and they are trying to work something out, and they are being very successful in doing that.

Iran has moved about 9 million barrels of crude from floating storage in the Gulf of Oman since the U.S. naval blockade began on April 13.

Source

Türkiye, Syria and Jordan agreed to modernize their railways to create a corridor linking Southern Europe to the Persian Gulf.

The project is expected to take 4–5 years and will later connect to Saudi Arabia’s rail network.

Source: Bloomberg

Tucker Carlson:

What's the religion of Donald Trump? It's not Christianity, clearly.

It's Israelism. It's the defense of Israel.

Trump spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as Israel weighs a possible ceasefire with Hezbollah.

Lebanon is pushing for a deal, and Trump said he wants it finalized quickly, though Israel has not made a decision yet.

Source: Axios

Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir met Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Commander Major General Ali Abdollahi.

Albanian PM Edi Rama kneels before Italian PM Giorgia Meloni for the third time in the past year.

A new book, RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise, claims Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once stopped on a highway to cut off a dead raccoon’s genitals to “study them later.”

Source: New York Post

BREAKING: Trump:

I just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel.

These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST.

I have directed Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Rubio, together with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Razin' Caine, to work with Israel and Lebanon to achieve a Lasting PEACE.

It has been my Honor to solve 9 Wars across the World, and this will be my 10th, so let's, GET IT DONE!

The radar atop the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad reportedly now has an anti-drone cage installed.

Source: OSINTtechnical

Trump:

I will be inviting the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, and the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, to the White House for the first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1983, a very long time ago.

Both sides want to see PEACE, and I believe that will happen, quickly!

Trump announced the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon just minutes after Netanyahu convened his security cabinet for an urgent call to discuss and vote on it.

Israeli ministers learned of the announcement early in the call, before any real discussion had begun.

Source: Barak Ravid

The Trump administration canceled an $11M contract with Catholic Charities in Miami that housed unaccompanied migrant children.

The move comes amid tensions between Trump and Pope Leo XIV over issues like migration and U.S. foreign policy.

Source: Miami Herald

Tucker Carlson:

Trump is mocking Jesus. He's making fun of Christianity.

The central figure of the religion is being held up for mockery.

Tucker Carlson on Trump:

Here’s a leader who’s mocking the gods of his ancestors, mocking the God of gods, and exalting himself above them.

Could this be the Antichrist? Well, who knows?