Trump said Iranian negotiators told him the U.S. would have to remove radioactive material — which he called “nuclear dust” — from Iran’s destroyed nuclear sites because Tehran lacks the technology to extract it.

Source: Fox News

Palestinian men, women, and children have described systematic rape and sexual abuse by Israeli prison guards, soldiers, settlers, and Shin Bet interrogators.

Detainees recount being raped with batons, carrots, and metal objects.

Female prisoners describe being stripped, beaten, and filmed.

Child detainees report widespread sexual abuse, with a Save the Children survey finding over half of detained minors witnessed or experienced it.

Charges against soldiers in the high-profile Sde Teiman abuse case were dropped, and Netanyahu called the dropping a victory over "blood libel."

A former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert told Kristof:

"Do I believe it happens? Definitely."

Source: NYT

German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil:

We have seen that the Iran war, which was triggered by Donald Trump — this irresponsible war and the resulting energy price shock situation — is temporarily slowing our positive economic momentum.

Today’s tax estimate shows how much the Iran war is economically harming us.

Germany and Ukraine just announced a major joint drone-production deal.

They’ll co-develop everything from battlefield drones to long-range strike drones capable of flying up to 1,500 km into Russian-held territory.

It was formalized today in Kyiv by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Ukrainian Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Trump says he is considering renewing "Project Freedom," but this time US escorts in the Strait of Hormuz would be only one part of a broader military operation.

Trump says he is "seriously considering" making Venezuela the 51st state of the United States.

Source: Fox News

Trump says 400–500% and 70–80% are the same number — according to him, it all depends on the phrasing.

He says he likes the 500.

Trump jokes:

Whatever is bad, I am gonna go for it, and the Democrats will approve it.

Trump jokes:

I hear that Trump Derangement Syndrome is actually a disease. I am honored.

Trump said Iran’s hardline leaders “are going to fold.”

Source: Fox News

Trump:

I am being waited on by a large group of generals having to do with the absolutely lovely country of Iran.

The U.S.-Israel war with Iran is now hitting global food production.

Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz — a key route for fertilizer, fuel, and shipping — has caused diesel and fertilizer prices to surge across Asia.

Farmers in major food-exporting countries like Thailand are cutting planting, reducing fertilizer use, or abandoning crops entirely because costs are higher than potential profits.

Thailand’s rice sector is being hit especially hard.

Some farmers are leaving fields empty, while others are planting only part of their normal acreage.

Urea shortages and record fuel prices are making farming financially unsustainable.

Since Thailand is one of the world’s biggest rice exporters, reduced production could push global rice prices sharply higher later in 2026.

The crisis is spreading across Southeast and South Asia, where millions depend on agriculture for income and food security.

Source: WaPo

Trump on Iran:

A lot of people say, “Does he have a plan?”

Of course I do have a plan. I have the best plan ever.

Trump on Iran:

How stupid are they? Stupid people. They think that, well, I will get tired of this, I will get bored, I will have some pressure.

There is no pressure at all. We will have a complete victory. We already, in theory, have a complete victory from a military standpoint.

Trump on Iran:

Iran told me, “You are getting the nuclear dust, but you will have to get it.”

They said, “You and China are the only ones that can get it because the sites were obliterated.”

Trump on Iran:

There are the moderates and the lunatics in Iran.

The moderates are more respected. The lunatics want to fight to the end.

We have lunatics in our country too.

Trump blasts Kurds:

The Kurds take, take, take. They have a great reputation in Congress. Congress says they fight hard. They fight hard when they get paid.

I am very disappointed in the Kurds.