Polish President Nawrocki:

Unfortunately, President Zelensky has demonstrated that Ukraine, in terms of the mentality of glorifying bandits and murderers from the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, is not ready to be part of the European family.

There is no place in the European family for bandits and murderers who killed women and children, who murdered Poles.

Such bandits cannot be glorified, and the UPA cannot be glorified.

The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reported that Türkiye supported Syria’s January offensive against the YPG/SDF and continued providing training and advisory support to Syrian forces.

Türkiye also maintained close counterterrorism cooperation with Damascus.

A Guardian investigation reports that AAFS Infrastructure and Energy, a little-known company with ties to people close to Trump, is close to securing more than $1 billion in energy contracts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The project includes a major gas pipeline intended to reduce the country's dependence on Russian gas.

Critics note that AAFS has no proven track record managing projects of this scale and was selected without a competitive tender process.

The company's representatives include Trump-linked lawyer Jesse Binnall and Joe Flynn, brother of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Source: The Guardian

A large explosion was reportedly felt across parts of the Boston area and Rhode Island.

An Iranian state media report says that a still-unofficial draft understanding between Iran and the U.S. would give Iran greater control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, including the ability to classify, inspect, and potentially restrict vessels it deems threatening.

The draft also reportedly includes a U.S. commitment to help release $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets within 60 days.

However, the report stresses that the text is not final and remains under negotiation.

Source: IRIB

Pete Hegseth says a “true friendship” is developing between the U.S. and Pakistan.

Kanye West says his Türkiye concert drew a record 118,000 fans, making it the largest ticketed stadium event in history.

Trump:

Someone should explain to the Pope that the Mayor of Chicago is useless, and that Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon!

Trump:

The DronePort on the roof of the White House Ballroom!

Trump mocks Thomas Massie, Rand Paul, and others.

Iran’s IRGC publicly unveiled a new missile-armed fast attack boat — dubbed the “27 Rajab”.

The sleek, low-profile vessel (likely trimaran/catamaran hull) is claimed to carry two cruise missiles with 700 km range and handle 3-meter waves.

It fits Iran’s classic “mosquito fleet” asymmetric doctrine: cheap, fast, swarming boats designed to threaten larger warships in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir on Lebanon:

What hurts them is the Dahieh…

The Dahiyeh needs to be flattened… we need to go after the Dahieh — flatten it, flatten it, and flatten it again.

Suspected Iranian naval mine spotted in Omani waters, Strait of Hormuz.

Photos suggest it may be an Iranian Maham-3 mine (300 kg, ~2016 manufacture).

Russians are painting trucks in bold black-and-white WWI-style “dazzle” stripes to confuse Ukrainian AI-targeting drones.

Ukrainian drones use machine vision and thermal/IR imaging — completely different systems that aren’t fooled by geometric paint patterns.

Trump:

We shouldn't have been in Iran but...

Trump on Iran:

We've sort of left their military alone because we think that their military is somewhat moderate.

They have other people that aren't moderate; we've taken them out.

Trump on Iran:

Look, two things: the strait has to be open immediately and has to be free, no tolls.

And number two is they can't have a nuclear weapon. That's all there is; it's very simple. Then we're going to get out of there.

Trump:

"Dumb" ends with a B, but most people don't know that.

Trump reviewed a draft nuclear deal negotiated by his envoys with Iran and requested several changes before approving it.

The revisions focus mainly on stricter terms for handling Iran’s enriched uranium and clearer language regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. officials expect Iran to respond to Trump’s requested changes within a few days.

Source: Axios