Canadian PM Mark Carney:

We were not satisfied with what was offered or the durability of what was offered.

We don't want to make gains in the short term that then are taken away a few months later or a year later.

That's not fair to our workers or our companies, our communities.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is backing Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson and a former Army officer, as his top choice to become the next Army secretary.

The White House is reviewing candidates to replace Dan Driscoll, who resigned after months of tensions with Hegseth.

Source: CBS News

Netanyahu on Iran:

I am convinced of our ability to remove this threat once and for all, which is to say, to topple this regime.

This is the central mission that still lies before us, but it is close. It is not impossible; it is within reach.

They do not avoid attacking us for no reason. They attack everyone, just not us. They know our strength, the might of our arm, and our determination.

I say to our enemies in general: do not mess with us. If you have learned anything, do not mess with us.

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U.S. sanctions and an oil blockade are putting growing pressure on Iran’s already fragile economy, cutting off access to foreign currency, financing and key trade routes.

Iranian crude exports have fallen to about 260,000 barrels per day, down from roughly 1.7 million a year ago, while the rial has collapsed from around 1 million to more than 2.2 million per dollar.

The economic squeeze is fueling 69.9% inflation and fuel shortages, with gasoline supplies estimated at only two months.

With average monthly wages of about $125 falling far short of basic household costs of around $450, Iranian officials are warning of a rapidly worsening economic situation.

Source: Reuters

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Iran's Ghalibaf:

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Short harder, champ. Like your career depends on it (because it does).

Or drain below the danger zone and watch your caverns collapse (along with your career).

Or pray to the salt gods of Bryan Mound.

The world's already got its popcorn :)

The British Army has suspended several major training exercises to save around £30 million, raising concerns over military readiness.

Large-scale drills involving tanks, helicopters and reservists are being cut unless troops are preparing for deployment or rapid-response duties.

A six-week Royal Tank Regiment live-fire exercise in Wales was among those cancelled.

Maria Bartiromo is leaving Fox News and Fox Business.

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Zelensky:

Russia burned down a Coca-Cola plant — a clear signal to America.

Zelensky:

Trump's representatives, Witkoff and Kushner, are expected to visit Moscow and Kyiv in the coming days.

Syria has begun destroying remnants of Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons program, marking the country’s first verified chemical weapons destruction since 2014.

The OPCW confirmed the destruction of 42 aerial bombs, while Syrian authorities said they had uncovered additional production and storage sites.

Source: Reuters

JD Vance:

For a very long time, Biden administration drained the Strategic Petroleum Reserve purely for the purpose of lowering gas and oil cost.

There wasn’t an international crisis. There wasn’t a foreign nation that was trying to disrupt world energy markets.

JD Vance:

I think Trump has set us about to be the most transparent administration in history.

JD Vance:

The reason gas prices are so high right now is because the Iranians are shooting at commercial shipping.

JD Vance blames European countries for high gas prices.

JD Vance:

We can leave... the Gulf Arab countries are telling us, “That would be the worst thing in the world.”

JD Vance on Iran:

We’ve been quite successful up to this point.

Gas, frankly, could’ve been much, much higher were it not for our efforts.

JD Vance on Iran:

My advice to the Iranians is: stop acting like crazy people.

JD Vance on Iran:

Unlike the IRGC, the U.S. never targets civilians in combat.

We never will do that. We never have done that.