Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Lebanon:

Look at the northern border. It is not defensible because topographically we sit in the valley and Hezbollah sits on the heights.

What is the problem with explaining to Trump that we need defensible borders?

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Türkiye:

The big challenge for us is, for example, Erdogan's close relationship with Trump.

Even there, we are managing fairly successfully to prevent bad deals and ensure that the United States maintains Israel's qualitative military edge.

The United States is also obligated to maintain that through legislation.

IRGC Spox. issued a veiled warning about the undersea internet cables running beneath the Strait of Hormuz:

Seven major cables pass under the Strait of Hormuz, on which all of the world’s internet and commercial data depends.

We are pointing this out so the enemy knows.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

We are not closing our eyes to Erdogan.

You don't develop capabilities against Egypt, Türkiye, Jordan, Syria and every other country separately.

The great challenge in building military power is developing flexible capabilities.

We need to be very big, very strong, very independent, with the endurance to fight a long war alone.

We need to be the best technologically and capable of producing enormous quantities.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Trump:

Trump has developed a new method. It's called quantum diplomacy.

Quantum diplomacy means endless possibilities.

You can be my friend and, on the same day, the friend of my greatest enemy who wants to destroy me.

You are friends with both of us, supporting both of us.

You play across the entire field.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

I want Trump to be strong and victorious in the United States because he is such a good president for Israel.

I want the Republican Party to succeed and continue leading the United States.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Saudi Arabia:

My position is that Israel should not give MBS anything until he gives something in return.

I think we are giving him things. I don't want to elaborate on that.

In my view, that is a mistake.

I demand that bin Salman respect me if he wants me to help him.

I am absolutely not willing to have bin Salman stand against us time after time, spit on us, and then expect us to continue giving him things.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

We can and should strengthen the Hellenic alliance against the alliance of Pakistan, Türkiye and the countries that oppose us.

Trump:

New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America!

The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag!

Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Saudi Arabia:

To succeed in the Middle East, you must respect yourself and demand that those who want to be your partners respect you.

We will respect Saudi Arabia. We will never interfere in what it does inside Saudi Arabia.

Don't give us grades. Don't pressure us to commit suicide by establishing a Palestinian state.

Don't impose conditions on us.

Trump on Putin:

Putin is laying off Iran. That's nice because we're hitting Iran very hard.

Russia has done nothing in Iran that we can see, and I think that's very positive.

Trump on Ukraine:

We're negotiating with Putin on Ukraine, so I'm not looking to break up negotiations right in the middle.

Trump:

Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine.

They haven't been doing much.

Trump:

If Putin and Xi want a trilateral meeting in China, I would like to have it.

Q: Who ordered the interruption of Starlink in Ukraine?

Trump: I don't know who it was, but I'd like to find out.

Trump on France:

Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon.

Trump on Ukraine War:

Zelensky is not helping matters much. I think he doesn't want to stop it.

But I want to see people not die.

Q: Zelensky says you're on the wrong side of history.

Trump: Zelensky doesn't know what he's talking about.

Trump on Ukraine:

It's time for somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine.

Trump on Ukraine:

We've given a lot to Ukraine. They've given nothing to us.