The straits will be open to everybody, and they won’t be controlled by anybody. We will watch over them.

Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up.

We are not talking about any easing of sanctions or giving money.

We have control of money that they claim is theirs. We will keep control of that money.

When they behave properly and do what’s right, we will let them have their money.

They are starting to give us the things that they have to give us. If they do, that’s great.

If they won’t, then Hegseth will finish them off.

He says they “owe it to us.”

NOTE: The UAE is already part of the Abraham Accords.

Obama picked the wrong country. He should have picked another country. I won’t tell you what it was.

He picked the wrong country when he picked Iran.

The money comes from oil and gas revenues blocked under US sanctions and held in countries including South Korea, Qatar, Iraq and Germany.

The demand has become the main obstacle in negotiations to end the Iran-US conflict.

Trump allies oppose the move, arguing it would reward Iran.

Source: The Telegraph

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre signed a new defense deal with Macron in Paris.

Norway stressed that no nuclear weapons will be stationed there in peacetime.

The deal includes joint development of medium-range air defense missiles, more military exercises, defense procurement cooperation, and coordination against Russian hybrid threats.

The agreement also covers energy, economic security, and migration, including plans to strengthen border security and fight organized crime linked to irregular migration.

And on Gaza — look, we put together a plan that ended the war. Now at the moment you’ve still got some fighting going on. You’ve still got a dire situation for the people.

Actually this next week we will have further negotiations with Hamas because we need to move this new government into Gaza, and we need Hamas to agree that this government should be in control of Gaza.

So it’s a very tricky, difficult situation. But if the plan is allowed to work it will give people a fresh start with a new Palestinian government and a large amount of funding behind it.

The 700-kg buffalo had already been sold, but the government intervened over security concerns as crowds flocked to see it.

Authorities refunded the buyer and moved the animal to the Dhaka zoo.

Source: Reuters

The report says supplies of Tomahawk cruise missiles, Patriot interceptors, and THAAD systems were heavily depleted. Even with increased defense spending under Trump, rebuilding inventories will take years because production capacity is limited.

Estimated recovery timelines:

Tomahawk missiles: until 2030
THAAD interceptors: until late 2029
Patriot missiles: until mid-2029

Source: AP

Doctors say most thyroid cancers are highly treatable, with survival rates above 98%.

Bondi is also expected to testify Friday about the Epstein files controversy.