Trump on Iran:

We could, if we wanted to, just take all of the oil. We could take the whole country.

As you know, the Hormuz Strait is totally ours.

Trump:

If there's a political gridlock, what happens is I veto everything, and Democrats come to make a deal.

Reporter: Zelensky says Starlink is still not working for Ukraine.

Trump: I haven't heard that, but I will look at it.

Trump on Canada:

I hate to say this, but we have all the cards. Just like I told Zelensky, we have all the cards.

Trump to a female reporter:

Wait, wait, wait. Slow down. Listen, listen. Quiet!

You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

Trump on Abdul El-Sayed:

He was a member and probably still a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Reporter: Will the First Lady be part of the trilateral peace talks?

Trump: No, but it's not the worst idea I've ever heard.

Trump on Ukraine:

Elon Musk is a very good person. He is not going to do anything wrong regarding Ukraine.

Elon will never do anything wrong. He is a fair person.

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack:

Trump has super smart people around him — Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Scott Bessent, Pete Hegseth, Chairman Caine, Howard Lutnick.

He's got them all.

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack:

Trump is not going to run for another term. He's not going to be there in 2030, regardless of what all the hoopla is.

He was rich enough to start with. He doesn't need business interests in the middle of this to create his wealth.

He's really looking at the legacy of what Trump can do that the past 45 presidents haven't done.

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack:

Greece and Türkiye have been arguing forever, which is ridiculous.

All they have to do is align with each other and say, "Great, we're going to have two energy corridors, and we're going to help each other."

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to speak with Trump on Friday amid growing tensions over Ukraine and Iran.

Britain opposes Trump’s easing of Russian energy sanctions and fears a renewed US offensive against Iran could disrupt energy supplies and fuel inflation.

Burnham is expected to push for diplomacy with Iran and continued support for Ukraine.

Source: Bloomberg

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack:

We've got to put this together somehow, which means not regime change in Iran, but a policy change of the regime in Iran.

And that takes both sides. We need to calm both sides.

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack on Iran:

Could there be a strike this weekend? Absolutely. The president has been clear. I'm giving you American policy.

The president is very clear. He's open and available and accessible to a deal. And we've been at the table for months and months and months.

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack on Iran:

The consequence won't be regime change. The United States, the president of the United States, has said he's not interested in regime change.

He's interested in rebalancing so that there's no hostages, there's no threats, and the world can calm down and ensure of what's there.

The Pentagon has quietly created a secretive agency, the Technology Support Office (TSO), to develop cyberattacks, supply-chain sabotage and deception tactics aimed at slowing adversaries’ military technology programs, particularly those of China.

Led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, the agency could oversee more than $1.5 billion in classified contracts.

Source: POLITICO

Friedrich Merz is Germany’s least popular chancellor on record.

A stagnant economy. Delayed reforms. A collapsing approval rating. And the far-right AfD gaining ground.

He promised to turn Germany around.

Now, only one in ten Germans are satisfied with him.

German Foreign Minister Wadephul:

Enough is enough!

Iran and the Houthis are holding the global economy hostage with their attacks on international shipping.

They are responsible for the destabilization of the Middle East, for humanitarian crises in Yemen, and for food crises in the Global South.

German Foreign Minister Wadephul:

Iran and the Houthis must stop attacking ships, airports, infrastructure, or simply their neighbors.

German Foreign Minister Wadephul on Iran:

What is needed above all is a genuine willingness on Iran's part to reach a sustainable diplomatic solution.

That also means setting aside maximalist demands and engaging in negotiations.