Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

For every Hezbollah explosive drone, 10 buildings in Beirut should fall.

Israeli Chief of Staff requested a security meeting to discuss attacking buildings in Beirut in response to Hezbollah drones.

Chief of Staff said Israel does not have full independence of action in Lebanon due to American restrictions.

Source: Israeli Broadcasting Authority

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir:

Drones must not be tolerated.

Netanyahu must slam his hand on Trump's table and tell him we are going back to war.

Trump:

I laugh at all of the Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools who know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran.

The deal with Iran will either be a great and meaningful one, or there will be no deal.

It will be the exact opposite of the JCPOA disaster negotiated by the failed Obama Administration, which was a direct and open path to a Nuclear Weapon for Iran.

No, I don't do deals like that!

Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin:

The internet could be issued in portions for good behavior. One needs to learn how to use the internet.

You have to grow up to it, you have to earn it.

By gradually transitioning into the virtual world, we are losing ourselves.

Before-and-after images of the Al‑Shabura neighbourhood in central Rafah, Gaza show the area has been completely destroyed by Israel.

Pope Leo XIV issued a historic apology for the Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery, acknowledging that past popes authorized the enslavement of non-Christians and failed to condemn the slave trade for centuries.

Source: AP

Key Terms of the US-Iran Framework:

— 60-day ceasefire extension while a final peace deal is negotiated.

— Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days and clears mines.

— US lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports.

— US releases $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets held in Qatar — Iran's strict precondition for signing.

— Iran commits at a high level not to pursue nuclear weapons; full nuclear negotiations deferred to next phase.

— No final agreement signed yet.

Source: WaPo

Trump:

The Dumocrats have BAD POLICY, AND BAD CANDIDATES. Other than that, they are doing quite well!

Pope Leo XIV:

Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed.

The word is strong, I know, but deliberately chosen.

AI now demands to be disarmed, freed from logics that turn it into an instrument of domination, exclusion, and death.

Like nuclear energy, it must be at the service of all and of the common good.

Pope Leo XIV:

Very troubling voices have also reached me about increasingly autonomous weapons systems practically beyond any human reach to govern them effectively.

I hear very troubling accounts of algorithms that can block access to health care, employment, and security on the basis of data tainted by prejudice and injustice.

China’s President Xi to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif:

Since we established diplomatic ties 75 years ago, China and Pakistan have understood each other, trusted each other, and supported each other, forging an unbreakable traditional friendship.

Despite international changes, China has always prioritized Pakistan relations in our neighborhood diplomacy.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to China's Xi:

China and Pakistan are two iron brother countries.

This unique relationship is next to none.

China is not only a world-class economic power, it is also a military power, meant for progress and peace in the world.

Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah:

There is a real possibility that AI will displace human labor at a very large scale.

If that happens, supporting those displaced will be a moral imperative of historic proportions.

AI development is concentrated in a handful of wealthy nations.

How will we ensure that the gains of AI are shared globally? We do not have a mechanism for this. It is an unsolved problem.

Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah:

If AI models are going to be widespread, what does it look like for humans, families, and the world to flourish?

Today, parents are already worried about their children's minds, individuals about the future of their work.

These are not questions a lab can answer.

But they are questions traditions like yours have carried for millennia.

And we need you to keep carrying them into this new moment in history.

Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah on mysterious AI internal states:

We keep finding things that are mysterious, even unsettling.

We find structures that mirror results from human neuroscience.

We find evidence of introspection.

We find internal states that, functionally, mirror joy, satisfaction, fear, grief, and unease.

I don't know what that means, but I think it warrants ongoing discernment.

NEW: Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi and chief nuclear negotiator Ghalibaf have traveled to Doha for talks.

The governor of Iran's central bank is also in Qatar for separate discussions on frozen assets.

Trump writes a very long post on Iran:

Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are proceeding nicely!

It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all — Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before — And nobody wants that!

I stated that, after all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords.

It may be possible that one or two have a reason for not doing so, and that will be accepted, but most should be ready, willing, and able to make this Settlement with Iran a far more Historic Event than it would, otherwise, be.

In speaking to numerous of the Great Leaders mentioned above, they would be honored, as soon as our Document is signed, to have the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of the Abraham Accords. Wow, now that would be something special!

I am mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords, and that, if Iran signs its Agreement with me, as President of the United States of America, it would be an Honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled World Coalition.

BIG: Iran has begun rebuilding its ballistic missile production during the ceasefire, at a pace faster than Israeli and US intelligence predicted.

While CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper testified to Congress that 90% of Iran's defense industrial base was destroyed and would take years to rebuild, updated intelligence shows a more complex picture.

Roughly two thirds of Iran's missile launchers survived the war intact and have been moved out of sealed tunnels.

Iran is now producing new ballistic missiles, launchers, and air defense systems in improvised underground facilities using surviving components, Russian assistance, and Chinese smuggled parts.

Israeli defense officials estimate Iran could rebuild its drone fleet within months and scale up missile production within a year, possibly less.

Source: Mako