🇺🇸⚡- US Treasury Secretary Bessent says 70 countries have approached the US for discussions on trade.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- China says it will not bow to Trump's tariff threats, and will not lift the additional 34% tariffs on US goods.

🇸🇩🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Sudan's Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, was seeking weapons from Israel to defeat his adversary in the civil war. But after receiving no offers, he turned to Tehran as an alternative.

Al-Burhan was disappointed due to not receiving the expected military support from Israel," - The Times of Israel.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Three Iranian officials tell me that Iran and U.S. planning to meet in Oman on Saturday for indirect talks. Iran had told Washington it is open & willing to hold direct talk if the first round goes well, a clear shift in position," - Farnaz Fassihi, Iranian journalist for The New York Times.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- The Chinese Embassy is trying to contact President Trump on Twitter, it's unclear what they want.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: Nour News, Iran's Supreme National Security Council outlet, denies Trump's claim of 'direct talks' planned for this Saturday.

"Trump's move can be seen as part of a psychological and media game aimed at portraying the U.S as the 'party eager for negotiations' and shifting the burden of the lack of dialogue onto Iran," - Nour News.

This is currently the only semi-official Iranian comment on Trump's statements.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Nour News entire response:

"In strategic analysis, Trump's action can be considered part of a psychological and media game that aims to portray the United States as the party 'eager to negotiate' and shift the burden of responsibility for the lack of dialogue to Iran.

At the same time, Netanyahu's reference to the Libyan agreement model is an implicit emphasis on continuing threat-oriented policies against Iran.

In these circumstances,maintaining the coherence of official diplomacy and avoiding falling into the trap of the opponent's narrative is considered one of the main pillars of managing the diplomatic scene."

🇷🇺🇺🇿🇮🇱⚡- Uzbekistan plans to build a museum of the history of the Jewish people, funded jointly by Russia and Israel.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- New York Times' Farnaz Fassihi believes Oman will be the location of the (unconfirmed) indirect talks between the US and Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Vice President JD Vance meeting begins at the Blair House.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: Iran officially responds to Trump's earlier statements.

"Iran and the United States will meet in Oman on Saturday for indirect high-level talks. It is as much an opportunity as it is a test. The ball is in America's court," - Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister.

🇺🇸⚡️- Supreme Court sides with Trump Admin overturning District Court Judge Boasberg in the Alien Enemies Act case. The Administration can now use the law to its full effect.

🦁🇺🇸⚡- On June 14th, 2025, President Trump's 79th birthday will be celebrated with a military parade to honor both the President and the 250th anniversary of the US Army.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- China announces that the import of US films are banned in the latest escalation of the trade war. Previously the Communist Party allowed 34 Hollywood films per year into the country.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "If the United States insists on waging a trade war and imposing tariffs, China will fight to the end," - China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Israel was not informed in advance about the agreement between President Trump and Iranian officials to initiate negotiations between the two parties," - Israel Hayom.

🇺🇸🇸🇬⚡- Singapore says US 10% baseline tariff on all countries does not look like its open for negotiations.