Reporter: There was a report that said Iran targeted the barracks.

Trump: I don't know. They're going to pay a big price.

Reporter: Are China and Russia giving targeting information to Iran? These last few attacks have been very devastating to U.S. troops.

Rubio: Anytime you're in a combat zone like that, there's danger associated with it. I mean, at the end, this actually proves the point that this is what Iran has been investing its money in for the last 20 years.

Nothing that China has done, has in any way changed the trajectory of what you're seeing in terms of the conflicts we're having with Iran.

And in fact, in some cases, they've actually been quite cooperative with regards to what they potentially could have done but didn't do.

Marco Rubio on Iran:

I think the Chinese—and I'll let them tell you—but I don't think they're big fans of what Iran is trying to do in the Straits.

In fact, they've said so publicly, that they oppose tolling or any sort of restraint on freedom of navigation in the Straits.

And, you know, we hope they'll continue to say that.

BIG: An Iranian military source said that if the U.S. attacks any Iranian bridge or power plant, Iran will retaliate by striking multiple regional infrastructure and energy facilities linked to U.S. interests.

Source: Tasnim

Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli:

There could be direct contact with the Turkish army at sea.

This is not an impossible scenario; it could happen as early as tomorrow morning.

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Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli:

India is a super-strategic partner. With the tensions between India and Pakistan, what happens there affects us.

We see Pakistan's alignment with the Iranians, the Qataris, and the Turks.

Then you have the United Arab Emirates, Somaliland, Greece and Cyprus opposite the Turks.

We have new friends.

China and the EU have renewed a 2025–2027 joint research agreement covering climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, and food research.

The deal signals both sides' willingness to continue scientific cooperation despite ongoing trade and geopolitical tensions.

The partnership excludes sensitive sectors like AI, semiconductors, quantum technology, and biotech, where the EU has restricted Chinese participation.

Source: SCMP

Zohran Mamdani on Gaza:

Yesterday I was on Staten Island for a meeting with faith leaders and a young man from Gaza attended that meeting as part of an organization that houses refugees on Staten Island. He did not have one of his arms.

He was one of the many children that have been maimed by this genocide. I think that is quite serious. I think there are tens of thousands, I do not think, I know there are tens of thousands of children who have been maimed, who have been forced to undergo operations without anesthesia.

And when we speak about the more than 70,000 Palestinians that have been killed, we know that likely that number is even higher, and yet we do not even know what it reaches.

And also we know that it is not a faraway issue. I have met Palestinian New Yorkers who have told me how they've spent decades in this city, building their lives, saving money to send it back home to build a home in the village they grew up in, only to see it obliterated in an instant with an Israeli airstrike.

And then that same older New Yorker tells me of how his son called him and begged him to send him money for food, that his grandchild was starving, and that he couldn't do anything about it.

And so I say that this is something that has not only offended the conscience, the morals, the mere humanity of so many New Yorkers, but it has also ripped apart the lives of many who have been personally affected by it as well.

Zohran Mamdani on Netanyahu:

The United States government does have the ability to both join the International Criminal Court and execute that warrant.

That is something I want to see happen.

Zohran Mamdani on Netanyahu:

We are talking about someone who has been charged with crimes against humanity, someone who has visited this city on many an occasion and who has been welcomed by previous mayors.

And I want to make it very clear that that welcome ends with me.

I will not be welcoming Benjamin Netanyahu or any other war criminals when they come to this city.

NEW: Türkiye's ASELSAN signed a new contract with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ministry of Defense to supply anti-drone systems.

The visit also included meetings with senior government officials to discuss expanding industrial and defense cooperation.

Putin:

Key branches of the Russian economy is stable despite the attempts from the outside to destabilize the situation in the energy sector and other branches.

Putin:

I want to stress it once again. The difficulties that are being created on the fuel market are unquestionably temporary and will not affect the general economic dynamics in Russia.

INTERESTING: Saudi Arabia and the UAE made a coordinated public show of unity after months of growing tensions, with senior officials emphasizing their “shared history” and close partnership.

The messages come as the Iran conflict escalates, Houthis threaten Saudi Arabia, and the UAE publicly backs Saudi security.

Source: Bloomberg

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Netanyahu:

We pushed back the threat of destruction and achieved tremendous accomplishments.

With God's help, we will secure the eternity of Israel.

Trump and Rubio do not plan to stop Andrew and Tristan Tate from being extradited to the U.K., despite the brothers' ties to Trump-world figures.

Although Rubio has the legal authority to block the extradition if he believes the brothers are being politically persecuted, administration officials say he has no plans to intervene.

A senior State Department official said Rubio has not spoken with the Tates or their lawyers, while one source familiar with his views said, "Marco thinks these guys are scum."

Trump is also said to want no involvement.

Source: Axios

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