Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

I want the entire Middle East, and beyond that countries in Europe, to be dependent on us and on purchasing our defense products.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

We are a peace-seeking people. We have never started a war. We never wanted to hurt anyone. We never asked to expel anyone.

We came and brought so much prosperity, development and progress to this land.

We are the greatest hosts in the world.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

What you did in Gaza, do in the West Bank. No terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank, no terrorists, no weapons, no tunnels.

They just found a tunnel in Qalqilya — the entire neighborhood needs to be flattened. Flatten the entire neighborhood.

If Arabs in the West Bank turn a vehicle into a weapon and run people over with it, as happened last week, then you will not drive cars on our roads. No games.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang:

We used to call them data centers, but the things we’re building now are SI factories.

Trump said Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton would be a “good” choice for AI czar as he considers filling the role within days.

Clayton has described AI as both an opportunity and a threat that government needs to “get your arms around.”

Source: Axios

JD Vance on AI:

I think a lot of Americans, when they think of AI or SI, they think, “Oh, my God. This is Skynet,” right?

They think the Terminators are going to come and take over everything and, you know, take over our nuclear weapons and have the robots running around killing people.

And that’s just not going to happen. That’s actually not going to happen.

JD Vance on AI:

A lot of people who are developing the frontier AI models come out and say, “Oh my God, this is a terrible, terrible thing we’re building.”

If you’re building a terrible, terrible thing, then stop and build something good.

It’s like a kid who just can’t stop eating cookies.

NEW: Boeing has won the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX competition, beating Northrop Grumman for a contract worth more than $20 billion to develop the Navy’s next-generation carrier fighter.

The aircraft is expected to enter service in the 2030s, replacing the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler.

Saudi Arabia has approved a visa exemption agreement with Türkiye for diplomatic and special passport holders.

Under the deal, holders can stay visa-free for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.

RFK Jr.:

We’ll never ever again be able to be dominated by public officials who tell us, “Trust the experts.”

Qatari-mediated talks between the U.S. and Iran made little progress, with both sides refusing to compromise and fears of renewed fighting rising.

Qatar proposed a deal linking Iran’s demand to lift the U.S. naval blockade with U.S. demands for nuclear concessions. But Iran said it would only consider nuclear steps if Washington returned to the June memorandum of understanding.

U.S. officials initially described the talks as positive and said Trump was open to sanctions relief and releasing frozen funds for nuclear concessions. Hours later, Trump said he had offered Iran nothing.

A source told Axios the talks were “stuck,” while Trump said Tuesday that Iran “will give up” and “will not have a nuclear weapon.”

Source: Axios

JD Vance:

I think the fat JD singing “Free Bird” is the best meme to come out of the Trump administration. If you haven't looked at it, please do so.

Albania’s PM Edi Rama:

Albania is the country with the lowest robbery rate in Europe. Britain is number one.

And that’s why Brits say, "Because of the Albanians, they came to us." But the truth is totally different.

Albania’s PM Edi Rama:

I am for a bigger Europe, not for a smaller Europe. So Canada, welcome. Mexico, welcome.

I welcome everyone to join the European Union. Even President Trump, if he wants to come, he is welcomed.

Albania’s PM Edi Rama:

Dua Lipa is proud of the protest. I’m proud of her. So everyone is happy. You know, it’s no problem.

She’s a singer. She’s not the pope. And I like the pope, but I don’t agree with the pope in everything he says. So what’s wrong? It’s great.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

The world wants to do more with Canada. And there’s a tremendous opportunity that is being created with an alliance for the future with the European Union.

That’s an alliance that will make us stronger, make us more independent and, really, in our view — and I think the view of the European Union — provide an example for the world.

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias:

Greece faces a very difficult security environment. It is not only the threat against NATO and Europe from Russia.

We also have our neighbor, Türkiye.

WATCH: Iran's IRGC and Basij are training women in paramilitary roles under the Janfada mobilization campaign.

Women make up ~32% of participants.

Training covers rifles, FPV drones, anti-tank weapons, urban warfare, and first aid.

All-women Basij rapid-response battalions have been formed in Tehran.

The campaign aims to create 1,000 "Popular National Resistance Battalions."