Trump on Iran:

Khomeini is gone. The son is 90% gone.

Trump on Iran:

Iran's inflation is 350%.

It was 5% six months ago.

Q: Yes or no, do you consider Israel an apartheid state?

Gavin Newsom: I said that was directional as it relates to what Friedman was arguing about the West, the annexation of the West Bank, so no.

But in the context of his pursuit and the hard and the far right, I align with that concern and that thinking that was expressed very pointedly by Friedman.

Source: Axios

The EU will provide €120 million to strengthen Moldova's air defence amid regional security concerns linked to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Moldova has previously reported Russian drones entering its airspace and has moved closer to the EU while relations with Moscow have deteriorated.

Source: Reuters

Gavin Newsom on Israel:

My biggest concern, my red flag is Bibi Netanyahu, period, full stop.

And his opposition to the two-state solution...

Source: Axios

WATCH: Close-up footage shows Saudi airstrikes hitting Sanaa Airport as an Iranian Mahan Air flight carrying a Houthi delegation was prevented from landing and diverted to Hodeidah, where it landed safely.

Trump is now likening the war with Iran to a "punitive expedition."

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters:

We will not, under any circumstances, allow the United States to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz — not now, not ever.

Trump compares his White House to the Biden White House.

Trump:

Putin:

Russophobic part of the so-called collective West is fighting against us, yet we continue to develop our economy, strengthen our finances, improve our armed forces, achieve new results in the defense industry, and move forward.

Our boys—our fighters—keep advancing.

Victory undoubtedly awaits us.

Putin:

Russia's response to the enemy's strikes will be reciprocal and several times more powerful.

Putin:

Ukraine's attacks are causing "certain problems with petroleum products" in Russia, but the situation will gradually improve.

"United Nothing."

Who do you think wrote this on the walls of Srebrenica?

Putin:

Russia is working on a fuel supply system for Crimea that will be very difficult for the enemy to reach.

DP World is planning to build a new port and container terminal in Fujairah on the UAE's east coast to reduce reliance on Dubai's Jebel Ali port and bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

The project would allow cargo to enter the UAE without transiting the strategic waterway before being transported overland to major Gulf markets.

The move comes after shipping disruptions sharply reduced activity at Jebel Ali, highlighting the need for alternative trade routes.

Source: FT