Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif:

Personally, I don't think we should join any such accord that clashes with our fundamental ideologies.

How will you sit down with those people whose word cannot be trusted even for a single day?

We have a very clear stance that this is not acceptable to us.

And secondly, on our passports, we are the only country whose passports don't even include Israel's name."

Trump:

Marco Rubio:

The straits need to be open — they’re going to be open one way or the other. So they need to be open.

What’s happening there is unlawful, it’s illegal, it’s unsustainable for the world, it’s unacceptable.

I don’t know of any country in the world that’s in favor of a tolling system. The Russians are not in favor of a tolling system, the Chinese are not in favor of a tolling system.

I mean, there’s no country in the world that’s in favor of a tolling system except the regime in Iran. So that’s not acceptable. That cannot happen.

The straits need to be open, unimpeded, without tolls. And obviously that needs to happen immediately, as soon as anything’s agreed to.

Marco Rubio:

Kyiv has been a dangerous place for a number of years. But the danger in all these wars, as they continue and go on, is that they always carry the threat of escalation — of spreading into something new.

So I spoke to Lavrov yesterday about that and a couple of other topics, and obviously Putin had asked him to call me to relay the message directly to the president, which I did.

Marco Rubio on Iran:

I think there’s strong alignment and agreement on what a preliminary draft should look like.

I think, like anything with something like this, it’s going to take a couple days to settle, even down to disagreements over a word or a sentence.

It’s either going to be a good deal or there isn’t going to be one.

DW will shut down about half of its X accounts by the end of 2026 due to budget cuts and rising platform costs.

The broadcaster says X has become more expensive because of paid verification, analytics access and moderation tools.

Editorial concerns also played a role, including disinformation, hate speech and weaker moderation on the platform.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has begun preventive radiation treatment after doctors found and removed an early-stage skin cancer lesion on his scalp last month.

Doctors said the 80-year-old leader will undergo 15 radiotherapy sessions but can continue working normally.

Hezbollah released footage showing an FPV drone carrying out a nighttime strike on IDF troops for the first time.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, says Israel is approaching “the end” of its existence.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei:

The nations and lands of the region will no longer serve as shields for American bases.

Not only will America no longer have a safe haven for aggression and the establishment of military bases in the region, but it is also moving farther away from its former position day by day.

Iran's President Pezeshkian:

The enemy was caught off guard by the offensive capabilities of Iran’s armed forces.

IRGC says it shot down a US MQ-9 drone and forced an RQ-4 drone and an F-35 fighter jet to leave Iranian airspace.

It warned the US against violating the ceasefire and said it reserves the right to retaliate.

Source: Tasnim

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

We need to cut the electricity in Lebanon.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

If the Lebanese government does not control Hezbollah, then the territory south of the Litani — and even south of the Zahrani — must become a ‘security zone’ for the State of Israel.

We need to cut the electricity, destroy the infrastructure, and make clear to them: if there is terrorism, you will suffer.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

In light of the reactions around the world, you can understand one thing: Israel has stopped being the punching bag of the Middle East — and I’m proud of that.

The policy I lead is not a policy of giving them sandwiches and flowers. That doesn’t help. It doesn’t help. They come again and again and again. They mock us. They call us suckers when we behave the way they expect us to.

You saw that even the Europeans apparently learned something — surprisingly, it works. The message gets through.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says the Israeli government will not let Trump sign a “bad deal” with Iran.

A second battle-damaged KC-135 tanker has been spotted at RAF Mildenhall in the UK.

The aircraft, tail number 63-8028 from the Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing, arrived from Tel Aviv with extensive shrapnel repair patches on the tail, vertical stabilizer, flaps, and spoilers, and is missing its refueling boom entirely.

At least five KC-135s were damaged in the March 2026 Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

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Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir on Hezbollah attacks:

I call on Prime Minister Netanyahu: call Trump, go to him, bang on the table in front of him, and make clear that the State of Israel is not willing — not willing to accept this, not willing to tolerate this.

Netanyahu was admitted to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem on Monday evening "for a dental procedure."

His office said the visit was routine.

Netanyahu received radiation therapy earlier in 2026 for an early-stage prostate tumor and had a pacemaker implanted in 2023.

Armenia's PM Pashinyan:

Since Armenia's independence, Armenia has been led by the slogan 'death or freedom.'

We have replaced that slogan with 'a state of life' — not death.

We must not choose between dying or being free. We must live AND be free.

Prof. John Mearsheimer on Iran War:

The United States has lost this war.

It can't figure out how to solve this war.

This is what happens when you go around the world slaying monsters.