Hezbollah Leader Naim Qassem:

The agreement reached in Washington is a humiliating, disgraceful, and illegitimate agreement.

Instead, the provisions of the Iran–U.S. understanding regarding a ceasefire in Lebanon should be implemented.

Hezbollah Leader Naim Qassem:

Linking Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon to the disarmament of the resistance crosses every red line and turns Lebanon into a pawn in the hands of the enemy.

Hezbollah Leader Naim Qassem:

Legitimizing the presence of occupiers in southern Lebanon could lead to prolonged occupation and even annexation of these territories to the Zionist regime.

Iran captain Mehdi Taremi blasted FIFA over what he called the "unfair" treatment of his team at the 2026 World Cup, describing it as "a disaster World Cup."

"They have to solve every problem here, but unfortunately, they couldn't solve [them] since the beginning," Taremi said, adding that many of Iran's support staff were denied US visas while other teams had full logistical support.

He also criticized Iran's travel arrangements, saying repeated trips between Seattle and Tijuana left the squad "without recovery" and insisting, "it's not fair."

AfD Politician Outlines Hardline Stance on Muslims in Germany

German AfD politician Maximilian Krah has sharply detailed his opposition to specific Muslim migrant groups in Germany, explicitly rejecting Somali populations.

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Trump reposts The Babylon Bee.

Turkish President Erdogan:

The genocidal, occupying, expansionist ideology called Zionism threatens not only me, not only our party, not only our alliance—it threatens everyone.

When we struggle against Zionism, we are not waging this struggle for ourselves or for personal reasons.

We are doing it for our own survival and for the survival of our nation.

Europe's Infrastructure Buckles Under Unprecedented Heatwave

An extreme heatwave across Europe is causing critical infrastructure failures, disrupting rail networks, shutting down nuclear reactors, and triggering massive power outages.

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Trump Unveils Passport Marking US 250th Anniversary With His Portrait

Donald Trump unveiled an updated rendering of what he called the "Patriot Passport," featuring his portrait to commemorate America's 250th anniversary, to be issued by July 6.

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A U.S. official said two Iranian drones were involved in Saturday’s attack on Bahrain. One was intercepted by ground-based air defenses, while the other landed harmlessly in a remote airfield area.

The official also said an Iranian drone struck a tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude near the Strait of Hormuz, while U.S. forces shot down two other drones targeting commercial shipping.

Source: WSJ

Ukrainian Flamingo Missiles Strike Volgograd Defense Plant Deep Inside Russia

Ukraine utilized its new long-range Flamingo missiles to strike the Titan-Barrikady military production plant in Volgograd, deep inside Russian territory.

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ABC reporter brags about not knowing where Bosnia is:

One thing about Bosnia — I could not point out where it is on a map.

I don't know the first thing about it, and I don't want to know.

Admiral Rob Bauer, former Chair of the NATO Military Committee:

If Russia would want to attack NATO, where do you think the decision is taken?

In Beijing.

The Chinese are basically allowing Russia to stay in the war. They provide Russia with everything they need to make weapons.

So the Chinese can still say 'we don't give weapons,' but they literally give everything the Russians need to make those weapons.

Russia is becoming more and more the junior partner in that limitless partnership.

When Russia is spending all its instruments of power — the military, the economy, their money — everything in Ukraine to win the war... who is to gain from that?

That is China. They can continue to build their military strength.

Source: TVP World

Admiral Rob Bauer, former Chair of the NATO Military Committee on Europe’s energy dependency trap:

We found out when Putin closed the valves in 2022, we thought we had a contract with Gazprom, but we actually had a contract with Mr. Putin.

Now, the same will happen — and this is a prediction — when we go to green energy.

90% of what is produced with regard to raw materials for renewable energy is produced by China, and 60% of that is owned by China.

In 10 years' time we are using only renewable energy, and Xi does what Putin did in 2022 — we don't have light, we will not drive, we will not work, we will not have heating, nothing.

We have to stop being so naive... Prepare for war, then the chance of not having a war is going up.

Source: TVP World

Trump:

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić announced he will resign within weeks and call early presidential and parliamentary elections, despite his second and final term being set to end in mid-2027.

BIG: Russia's fuel crisis spreads to nearly all 89 regions.

Fuel shortages have now affected the vast majority of Russia's 89 regions, prompting many to cap per-customer purchases and ban filling jerrycans.

The causes:
Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries disrupting processing.

Scheduled refinery maintenance.

Panic-buying driven by news of attacks, price hikes, and shortages elsewhere.

Seasonal summer demand spikes.

The situation is far worse in Crimea and the occupied territories (DNR, LNR, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson), where shortages stem from strikes on logistics rather than refining.

Fuel simply isn't reaching consumers, or arrives late and in smaller volumes.

The Trump administration will send a new nine-figure aid package to Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck on Wednesday.

The funding adds to the $150 million already committed as search and rescue efforts continue.

Source: WaPo

Israel is reorganizing its "security zone" in southern Lebanon and is expected to withdraw from two positions—Zoutr al-Gharbiya and Froun—in the Nabatieh area.

Source: Kan News

Bill Maher:

They (Hamas) have tunnels, which are shelters, which they didn’t put any of their people in (Gaza).

You have to look at who caused it.

Senior U.S. officials are frustrated after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado sought U.S. help to return to Venezuela immediately following the deadly earthquakes.

While Washington supports her return, officials believe the timing could complicate ongoing humanitarian relief efforts.

Source: Reuters