The U.S. is deploying several hundred troops from the 10th Mountain Division to Latin America as the Pentagon expands its campaign against drug cartels.

A 600-soldier battalion has begun deploying to Panama, with troops also expected to train in Colombia and Honduras and potentially support special operations against traffickers.

The Pentagon has also moved MQ-9 Reaper drones to Colombia and Ecuador, while U.S. commanders are planning to expand strikes from boats to land targets.

Source: NYT

Q: How do you feel when President Trump blames Ukrainian long-range drone strikes for high diesel prices?

Zelensky: It's okay for me. This is not the first time. I'm strong because I know the truth.

I'm very strong because most people in the world know why the prices of any kind of energy, including diesel, have increased. Because of Hormuz.

Zelensky:

Security guarantees directly from the United States are a good way, but we need more details. What does it mean?

It means if Putin attacks, Trump attacks Putin.

If I have on paper just this: "If Putin attacks Ukraine, Trump will attack Putin" — that's a security guarantee.

Elon Musk:

Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS.

Iran's Ghalibaf:

The U.S. president made commitments and has now violated them and broken his promises.

The U.S. must be punished, must change its behavior, and must be made to clearly understand that it has to accept the legitimate demands of the Iranian people.

Trump on why he doesn't call Putin a dictator:

I have to make deals with people, so I don’t go around calling them names. I’m a deal maker.

I’ve always been a very good deal maker. I became very rich because of deals. So I don’t go around mocking people.

Trump on Ukraine War:

Part of the reason you have the Ukraine War is because Biden ran around mocking Russia.

Trump on Iran:

Who are we dealing with in Iran? Nobody is exactly sure.

Netanyahu:

Gadi Eisenkot wanted to stop the Gaza War immediately. He wanted to stop it before we had even entered Rafah.

Q: Is regime change in Iran realistic before the Israeli elections?

Netanyahu: No, I don't think that's realistic.

Netanyahu on Iran:

I say it is essential to overthrow this regime.

We've done a great deal. We've crushed it. They're at the weakest point they've ever been.

But we need to finish the job.

Netanyahu:

I've dedicated my entire life to this.

I've spent a thousand hours on prime-time television in America.

Netanyahu:

Israel today is the strongest power.

And I can also tell you that our economy is booming at a level that's difficult to believe.

Marine Le Pen:

We can no longer finance Ukraine. So this funding will cease.

I think it is an act of honesty to tell President Zelensky this now, rather than lead him to believe that we could continue financing Ukraine indefinitely.

Look at France's budgetary situation. We simply no longer have the means. France is now in an extremely perilous situation.

Marine Le Pen:

The entire policy of pre-accession, support for Türkiye or development aid must come to an end.

Only sovereign nations should exercise these powers, including through cooperation within Europe.

Trump:

This is the biggest microphone I’ve ever seen. It’s the biggest. Good job, fellas.

Trump:

I called up the highly respected leader of Qatar, a young, handsome guy.

I told him, “If possible, I would love to be able to borrow or use your 747.”

Trump:

We’re respected by everyone. They respect us more than any other country anywhere in the world.

Trump on Elon Musk:

Elon is 80% super genius, and 20% he got a little problem. I always tell him.

He’s a great guy.

Trump on AI:

It’s super intelligence. Sometimes it may get too super. That’s what we have to watch. We have to watch.