Q: Are you anti-Muslim?

Elon Musk: If people are coming to a country with antithetical views—I am against that.

I'm against rape and murder. I'm against the imposition of rules and laws that are contrary to what we've come to accept in the West.

Source: The Economist

The U.S. Senate voted 49–47 to block a resolution that would have required Trump to obtain congressional approval for further military action against Iran.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

We are prepared for any scenario. If Iran attacks Israel, it will suffer a crushing blow.

Elon Musk:

I think AI may exceed the sum of human intelligence in around five years. In five years—roughly five years—is my guess.

So there really won't be anything that AI can't do better than humans, apart from being human, perhaps.

Source: The Economist

Fox News commentators are debating potential US targets in Iran, specifically discussing which power stations could be hit.

Pro-Trump influencer Laura Loomer, who recently decided to turn pro-Ukraine, has interviewed President Zelensky in Kyiv.

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Trump:

Take a look at California. You have brownouts and blackouts every weekend.

Trump:

AI is bigger than the internet.

AI is bigger than anything anyone's seen thus far.

Trump:

We made a purchase of 10% of Intel. We got it for the right price.

We made approximately 72 billion dollars on that deal.

Do I get credit for that one? No, I get no credit!

Trump:

I would like to be the next president.

I am going to make somebody look very good.

Trump:

Nobody could watch the debate between Donald Trump and Sleepy Joe Biden because the wind wasn't blowing.

Trump:

If you dislike another country, let them keep building windmills.

Trump on Iran:

We are doing very well against the Islamic Republic of Iran. We're doing extremely well.

They would like to do something, but I say they are not ready yet.

They need more of the same. They have some evil intentions.

Trump:

We are making a lot of money thanks to Venezuela.

We are entitled to that.

Trump on U.S. casualties:

That's 18 in two wars.

Trump on Venezuela:

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is running Venezuela.

Trump on Iran:

The Iran War is going better than anybody expected could be done.

Trump on Iran:

Iran has no military.

They have nothing other than that they are mean and smart, and they still have some capability.

China is using its partnership with Russia to gain battlefield experience and advanced military know-how from the Ukraine war, including drone tactics, submarine stealth technology, missile defense, and intelligence.

Western officials fear these lessons could significantly strengthen China's military capabilities in a future conflict over Taiwan.

Source: The Economist

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

Compromised individuals in the U.S. administration are burying their heads in the sand. They ignore the realities on the ground and seem focused only on 2028.

The mindless aggression they advocate will only ensure that POTUS pays heavier price for deal he's trying to achieve.