🇸🇾🇮🇶⚡- Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa have spoken for the first time. The two spoke over the phone, both stressed opening a new chapter in relations between the two states.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇮🇷⚡- "We warn against attacks on Iran's nuclear infrastructure. Bombing Iran's nuclear infrastructure will have repercussions for the entire region," - Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "The US's actions grossly interfere in Tibet affairs and China's internal affairs, seriously violate international law and basic norms of international relations," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "I want to emphasize that Tibet is an open Tibet and has never made any regulations restricting foreigners from entering Tibet. Tibet receives a large number of foreign tourists and people from all walks of life every year," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "China urges the US to abide by its commitments on the Tibet issue, stop tolerating and supporting the "Tibet independence" forces, and stop interfering in China's internal affairs under the pretext of Tibet-related issues. China will take necessary measures to resolutely and reciprocally counter the wrong actions of the US," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "The US has once again released a so-called report full of lies, attacking the Hong Kong National Security Law. I want to emphasize that Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong, and Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs. The Chinese government is determined to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷⚡- "The implementation of the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue has been disrupted by the US's insistence on withdrawing. The US should show political sincerity and return to the talks as soon as possible. Sanctions, pressure, and threats of force will lead to no solution," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷⚡- "The Iranian nuclear issue has once again reached a critical crossroads. There is a risk of escalation, but there is also an important opportunity to reach a political and diplomatic solution through dialogue and negotiation," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- "China's joint exercises are a serious warning and powerful deterrence to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, and are a legitimate and necessary action to defend national sovereignty and maintain national unity," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- "The Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affairs and does not tolerate any external interference," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- "The historical trend that China will eventually reunify and will certainly reunify is unstoppable," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇯🇵⚡- "I would like to reiterate that the US-Japan military and security cooperation must not target third countries and must not endanger regional peace and development," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "The US has used the so-called 'China threat' as an excuse to stir up ideological confrontation and instigate division and confrontation," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- "We advise some US individuals to abandon the fantasy of using Taiwan to contain China," - Guo Jiakun, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇮🇱⚡- Naftali Bennett, who's leading the polls, returns to Israeli politics after retiring two years ago. He announced the formation of a new party called 'Bennett 2026'.

🇺🇸🇱🇹⚡- The fourth and final US soldier that had gone missing in Lithuania has now been found dead as well.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡️- Ballistic missile launches from Yemen by Ansarullah.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "Israel would like to see as few Hayat Tahrir al-Sham elements in the Government, but now we are seeing much less of HTS.

Syria's new government is trying to establish back channel communications with Israel. Syria's goal is that of normalization with Israel, which is more likely to happen than normalization between Israel and Lebanon," - Ariel Oseran, Israeli correspondent for i24 News.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡️- Launches are against the Red Sea, likely the US carrier strike group, not towards Israel.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "President Trump is frustrated with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine and wants the war to end," - The White House.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "President Trump is committed to supporting Israel, and thanks to him, we were able to achieve a temporary ceasefire in Gaza," - The White House.