Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

The Muslim Brotherhood axis is another axis that, over time, could become no less dangerous. Türkiye and Qatar are part of that axis.

The Muslim Brotherhood operates not only against Israel; it also works to overthrow President el-Sisi in Egypt and King Abdullah in Jordan.

That is how we see it. Perhaps the United States sees it differently, but we are responsible for our own interests.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

We will not allow Erdogan to strengthen Syria against us. We know how to defend Israel's interests.

There is no direct military confrontation between Israel and Türkiye at the moment, and we have no desire to enter one.

But Erdogan should also make sure he has no such ambition, because our strength is with us.

We are not intimidated.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Türkiye:

We are not the collapsing Christian empire. Jerusalem is not Constantinople, which you conquered when you built the Ottoman Empire.

We are here forever. Jerusalem is ours forever. We know how to defend ourselves, and we are strong.

Don't mess with us. My advice to Erdogan is not to mess with us and not to put himself in the position that Iran put itself in. He still has plenty of room to avoid that.

Instead, he should take care of Türkiye and its own affairs. We will take care of our own interests, and we will continue to do so.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

We very much want to strike Iran's energy targets.

The United States is not approving it at the moment because of the concern that Iran would attack neighboring countries and trigger a global oil crisis.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

American fighter jets are taking off from Israel to carry out strikes in Iran; the Iranians know it.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

The Shin Bet protects against the very serious Iranian threat directed at Netanyahu and Israel's political and military leadership.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

The great Persian Empire, arrogant and boastful, which sought to destroy Israel, has collapsed.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admits:

Today there is no Shuja'iyya, there is no Jabalia. All those terrible places you remember no longer exist.

The Southern Command chief told me, "I don't see any houses—I see the seashore."

We destroyed Gaza.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

In Gaza, we destroy not only what is underground, but also all the houses.

Today, nearly 70% of Gaza has been destroyed.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

Twenty-four Lebanese villages, hundreds of years old—we destroyed all the buildings, not house by house, but entire villages.

Their destruction has been completed. You need to understand: 15,000 to 20,000 homes across all 24 villages have been destroyed.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

Netanyahu achieved what Churchill could not.

He brought Trump together with us to attack Iran—bringing the United States to strike before another Pearl Harbor occurred.

Japan's ruling LDP has proposed major intelligence reforms to counter foreign espionage and disinformation.

The plan includes a new law criminalizing covert foreign interference, expanded intelligence-gathering powers, a foreign-agent registration system, and the creation of an independent foreign intelligence agency by FY2027, while adding oversight measures to address privacy and constitutional concerns.

Source: The Japan Times

Iran and Oman in Talks to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Shipping

Iranian and Omani negotiators are drafting an agreement to restore commercial transit through the Strait of Hormuz, focusing on clearing mined corridors.

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Ukrainian monitoring channels are circulating claims that Iran may launch up to three ballistic missiles at Ukraine in the coming days.

Iran's Foreign Minister said the attack "cannot go unanswered" and lawmakers warned Kyiv will "come to understand" that Iran doesn't let such acts pass.

Iranian MRBMs like the Ghadr, Emad, Sejjil, and Khorramshahr can technically reach Ukrainian territory from northern Iran, and Ukraine's Patriots would struggle against them.

Source: Defense Express

Powerful M7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, registering the maximum shindo 7 intensity on Japan's scale and prompting a brief tsunami advisory.

At least 40–50 people have been injured with no confirmed deaths yet, and more than 150,000 residents have been told to evacuate.

Damage is extensive.

Elevated sections of the Kyushu Expressway near Yatsushiro Interchange have shifted and separated at expansion joints.

JR Kyushu services, including the Shinkansen, are suspended and Kumamoto Airport is closed.

Around 48,000 households have lost power, and Kumamoto Castle's stone walls have partially collapsed.

Taiwan's Han Kuang military drills next month will simulate a Chinese invasion.

The exercise will test relocating weapons production, converting civilian factories for military use, and protecting key sea routes.

It will also reduce mobile internet speeds to assess wartime resilience under disrupted communications.

Source: Reuters

Porsche has agreed to cut around 5,000 more jobs by 2035 under a new "Future Package" deal with IG Metall and the works council.

That comes on top of the ~3,900 previously agreed and the 500+ positions lost from closing three non-core subsidiaries.

That brings total planned reductions to roughly 9,000 positions — about one in five workers.

Christmas bonuses and future pay increases are being trimmed, mobile work is capped at eight days a month, and workers get a €1,500 transformation bonus in August.

The restructuring is driven mainly by collapsing China sales — down 32% in H1 2026 — and a slower EV transition.

Netanyahu spent weeks trying to secure his White House meeting with Trump today, with US officials accusing the Israeli side of trying to "will a meeting into existence" through media leaks.

Trump was resistant and Netanyahu was initially "blocked," with the sit-down only locked in after he announced he'd attend Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral.

It's his first face-to-face with Trump since the joint US–Israel campaign against Iran began five months ago.

Netanyahu wants to press Trump against diplomatic concessions to Iran and secure coordination ahead of Israel's 27 October election, but the relationship is visibly more transactional than in the war's early months.

Source: CNN