Qatar's former PM Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani:

Iranians have been accustomed to entering negotiations, succeeding in delaying them, and continuing indefinitely. There is sometimes a trick in not using a trick.

Iran is not prepared to give up its nuclear program to America for free. They view it as an existential, sovereign matter.

One Iranian official once told me: Ukraine handed over its nuclear weapons — and look what happened to it.

Iran, as a state, sees Israel and Pakistan possessing nuclear weapons — even if they say they don't seek them.

I believe this is the conclusion they will reach — after 20 years, after several years, they will get there.

Zelensky held what he called a "good meeting" with Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp.

EU's Kaja Kallas:

When this war ends, it's clear that the region is not the same.

The Gulf countries have said to us that they clearly see Europe's role there — because it's our neighborhood.

Just look at the kind of help Ukraine has given to the Gulf countries.

In the long term, there is definitely a road for us.

NEW: The U.S. has been holding closely guarded, regular negotiations with Denmark to open three new military bases in southern Greenland.

The new bases would be designated as American sovereign territory.

The bases would focus on surveillance of Russian and Chinese maritime activity in the GIUK Gap.

The U.S. currently has just one base in Greenland — Pituffik Space Base — down from around 17 during the Cold War.

Source: BBC

Germany's Chancellor Merz:

Our economic development has stagnated for years — at least seven years — while other countries around us grow, some significantly.

We are forecast a potential growth of less than half a percent for the coming years.

For our country, for our prosperity, for our economy — that is simply too little.

Germany's Chancellor Merz:

I hear these days that this social state should be 'cast off as ballast.'

I do not know whom that is meant to warn against.

With me, that will not happen.

NEW: Six senior ministers are preparing to tell Keir Starmer to step down at today’s Cabinet meeting.

Mahmood, Healey, Miliband, Nandy, Cooper, and Streeting agree he should announce a resignation timeline.

Starmer is expected to resist.

Source: The Telegraph

French President Macron:

Africa will no longer be seen as a place for rare earths and other resources to be extracted, but rather to be a partner.

Keir Starmer tells his ministers he wants to “keep governing.”

Germany's Chancellor Merz:

We simply failed to modernize our country.

Germany needs to pull itself together.

Germany's Chancellor Merz:

We cannot simply continue as we have for the last 20 years.

More than 100,000 industrial jobs disappear in Germany every year.

Germany's Chancellor Merz admits previous promises were unrealistic:

The promise that geopolitical upheaval would have no impact on social policy was too optimistic.

We will have to set priorities.

We will no longer be able to do everything at once.

Iranian MP Ebrahim Rezaei:

If Iran is attacked again, we may begin 90% uranium enrichment.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirms Israel sent Iron Dome batteries to UAE:

Israel just sent them Iron Dome batteries and personnel to help operate them.

There’s an extraordinary relationship between the UAE and Israel.

When every other airline stopped flying into Israel, the Emiratis continued.

The UAE is an example.

Qatar's PM on Iran:

This current state of the Strait and what’s happening over there should never be repeated, and it should be made very clear that if anything happens to the Strait in the future, by any country, they should be paralyzed for doing such a thing.

Qatar's PM on Iran:

Iran should not use this Strait as a weapon to pressure or blackmail the Gulf countries.

It is an international water corridor that should always be protected.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

Hopefully, this will reach a conclusion as soon as possible, because we do not even want to think about the alternative — returning to war would, as we have seen before, serve no purpose other than increasing destruction.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Israel:

Israel is being described by everyone as the elephant in the room.

At a time when everyone is coming together to talk about peace, diplomacy, dialogue, and solutions, we see Israel pursuing a policy of further escalating all problems through violence and expansionism.

This is no longer only a regional security issue. The policies Israel is pursuing have now become a global security issue.

WATCH: Loud boos and jeers greet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the German Trade Union Confederation conference in Berlin.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Israel:

Yesterday, there were collective sanction decisions taken by the European Union against Israel.

I believe that in the coming period, global public opinion will react more strongly against Israel’s expansionist policies.

Retired French General Michel Yakovleff:

Netanyahu, he is convinced that he has Trump in the palm of his hand.

Trump listens to Netanyahu and doesn't listen to his own generals who said at the beginning... regarding the theory of regime change, the guys said it's bullshit.

Well, he believed it.

So, there you go.