Netanyahu:

I plan to be here until I'm 120.

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov said he will only accept the defense minister post.

He argued it is the only role where he can meaningfully influence the war, continue military reforms, fight procurement corruption, and help bring Ukraine closer to victory.

Source: NV

Netanyahu:

They did genetic studies on different Jewish communities — Ashkenazim, Yemenites, North Africans, and even Ethiopians — and they discovered something amazing.

What they discovered is that everyone, contrary to claims that we have no connection to the original Jews who were here, has a gene that brings us straight back to the Land of Israel.

Meaning all of us, in the different communities, we have this Jewish gene.

Trump on Iran:

I am considering a massive attack—larger than anything that has happened before.

I am close to making a decision.

Source: N12

White House:

Cuba is about to be a failed state because of the communist policies of the past several decades.

Reporter: Why does Saudi Arabia get a civilian nuclear deal but Iran doesn't get a civilian nuclear deal?

White House: Our deal with Saudi Arabia puts America first.

Trump to Axios:

Relations with Bibi are very good.

I would meet with him if he is here.

Trump on Iran:

They haven't received enough pain yet.

Source: Axios

Trump said Israel "would join in two minutes if I ask them to," but added, "we don't need anybody" to launch a new operation against Iran.

He also warned there would be "consequences" if Israel joined, suggesting Iran could retaliate against Israel.

Source: Axios

White House:

The nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia is contingent on Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords.

We will hopefully see Saudis join the Abraham Accords very soon.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

The delusional President of the United States has gone from the "Madman Game" to the "Desperate Man Game" with his deadly mistakes.

The attack on pilgrims in Shalamcheh and threats of infrastructure attacks are nothing but desperation and helplessness.

Iran's response to infrastructure attacks will be escalating and severe.

Zelensky:

Putin is preparing new strikes against Ukraine, preparing, in our view, additional mobilization in Russia, preparing the expansion of war.

Zelensky:

We must remember that Americans are focused on Iran. Things in Iran are not as good as everyone would like.

This is a problem for us regarding anti-ballistic capabilities.

Zelensky:

There are people around Putin who want to end the war, who see economic collapse, logistical collapse and so on, but there are military people, as they say, who want war expansion, increased mobilization.

They want to beat us down and they want the continuation of this war.

That's why we need to prepare for the plan to get through winter.

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge A. Colby:

If you're a country like Poland or South Korea or something like that, and you face what you regard as a fairly serious threat, if you embark on let's take a middle powers defense industry initiative and it doesn't pan out or it results in something far inferior, you will pay the cost.

The middle power strategy is based on... It's based on I think, as we said, a faulty understanding of international relations, which is that power is in a certain bracket, will naturally have reason to align and work together.

In that context, we actually are encouraging middle powers not only to work with us, but also to work with each other.

Source: NYT

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge A. Colby:

Is it cruel to ask the Germans or the Japanese or the French to spend as much as Americans spend?

I don't think that's cruel. I think that's fair.

Source: NYT

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge A. Colby:

Iran can't compete with the United States. Iran is trying to use leverage over one particular thing.

Iran no longer has the military power projection capability to even pretend to threaten those things.

So we see the governments of the region actually, if anything, probably growing closer to the United States.

Source: NYT

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge A. Colby:

There are escalation options that don't involve doing Vietnam and Iraq.

There could be very substantial escalation options, obviously military, but also nonmilitary that would have a major impact on Iran that are in the presence of inventory if Trump chooses to if he thinks that's the right call and we'll support him if he does.

So I don't think it's not that he's like trapped. He has options.

Source: NYT

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge A. Colby:

Canada basically functionally demilitarized after the first Trudeau government, the Trudeau the father.

And that has direct implications for the security of Americans in a world that could be more dangerous.

What we're telling the Canadians is: be like the Germans or the Poles, use Canadian defense dollars to buy real military capability that fills joint needs.

Source: NYT

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias on local defense production:

There is currently no program in the Greek Armed Forces that will not meet the 25%+ requirement.

If there is ever an exception, it will be treated as a special case and explained separately.

Our goal is to create a Greek defense ecosystem. That ecosystem will be built from two sources: existing Greek companies—including startups—and defense ecosystems that we bring from abroad to establish production in Greece.

These companies will produce in Greece or co-produce with existing or new Greek companies.

A Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance has been placed on administrative leave during an internal investigation into an alleged leak of sensitive information about Vance’s travel and security operations.

The agent is suspected of providing information for a news report that detailed Vance’s travel plans, including a canceled helicopter trip with his son.

The Secret Service said the investigation could lead to criminal as well as administrative action.

Source: CNN