Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez:

Anyone who comes here claiming that they rule and control things—no.

There is a government here, and a popular government, to defend this country and this territory.

Colombian President Petro:

This is Gran Colombia; it was Bolívar’s idea, and I propose—through a constituent vote of the population—that we rebuild it as a confederation of autonomous nations.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), working with partner forces, carried out large-scale airstrikes against ISIS targets across Syria around 12:30 p.m. ET.

U.S. Department of State:

The security situation in Venezuela remains fluid. As international flights have resumed, U.S. citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately.

Before departure, U.S. citizens should take precautions and be aware of their surroundings. There are reports of groups of armed militias, known as colectivos, setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of U.S. citizenship or support for the United States.

Remain vigilant and exercise caution when traveling by road. Monitor airlines’ communications and websites for updated information.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters the U.S. may lift additional Venezuela sanctions as soon as next week to facilitate oil sales, and will discuss re-engagement with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, including access to nearly $5 billion in frozen IMF assets.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf:

If the United States launches a military attack, both the occupied territories and U.S. military and shipping centers will be legitimate targets for us.

Trump:

Venezuela has started the process, in a BIG WAY, of releasing their political prisoners.

Thank you! I hope those prisoners will remember how lucky they got that the USA came along and did what had to be done.

I HOPE THEY NEVER FORGET! If they do, it will not be good for them.

Israel is on high alert over the possibility of U.S. intervention in Iran.

Source: Reuters

UK Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey:

God forbid if Greenland is attacked, the UK should immediately sanction the Trump Organization and think twice about whether we want US forces on our soil at all.

In less than four years, the USSR went from defending Moscow to capturing Berlin, whereas Putin’s Russia has been unable to achieve victory in Ukraine over the same period.

Q: If you could kidnap one world leader, who would it be?

UK Defence Secretary John Healey: I would take Putin into custody.

Russia has for the first time used a new strike UAV Geran-5 during air attacks on Ukraine in early 2026.

— Jet-powered drone, ~6 m long, ~5.5 m wingspan.

— ~90 kg warhead, range up to ~1,000 km.

— Uses satellite navigation (“Kometa”), commercial electronics, and a more powerful jet engine than Geran-3.

— Not a fully Russian design: shows strong similarity to Iran’s Karrar UAV.

— Russia is testing air-launch options and even possible air-to-air missile integration.

A New York Post report cites a Venezuelan guard claiming U.S. forces used an unknown “sonic” or directed-energy weapon during the raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.

The weapon allegedly disabled radar and incapacitated soldiers.

“At one point, they launched something; I don’t know how to describe it,” he said.

“It was like a very intense sound wave. Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside.”

He claimed the effects were immediate and severe.

“We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move,” he said, adding that troops “couldn’t even stand up after that sonic weapon — or whatever it was.”

The U.S. has not confirmed the claims.

WATCH: Netanyahu challenged on why international journalists are barred from Gaza.

Felipe VI, the King of Spain:

Great doses of skill and diplomatic courage are required, in these moments, for the preservation of the Transatlantic bond.

From the erosion of that bond, we all lose.

I do not want to posit here what the hypothesis of its total dismantling would mean.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

A violent, organized group hijacked the situation, unrelated to legitimate economic protests.

They exploited the unrest to commit brutal acts—killings, burnings, and beheadings—resembling ISIS tactics.

Such atrocities have nothing to do with genuine protest.

NEW: Iranian President Pezeshkian speaks about protests:

They brought terrorists into the country from abroad. They set fire to mosques. They set fire people, beheaded some.

These people do not belong to this country. If someone belongs to this country, let them protest, and we will hear their protest, listen to it, and solve it. They are killing innocent people on the scene, setting fires; this is not something that can be accepted.

I ask our dear people, just as it was before, to gather in every neighborhood and not allow rioting.

To the dear youths who in this regard, based on analyses that have been created in their minds—rightly or wrongly—we ask them not to be deceived by these rioters and terrorists.

America and Israel are sitting there, teaching them: "Go ahead, we are here too." The same ones who struck this country and killed our youths and children are now ordering these people to do this work... [saying] "We are here, you go destroy, and we will come behind you."

Families, I beg you, do not let their youths mix with rioters and terrorists who come to behead and kill people.

Let them protest. We must listen to your protest. We must resolve your worry. Let us sit together, hand in hand, and solve it.

Türkiye will join NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission in 2026, deploying fighter jets to Ämari Air Base in Estonia to help protect the airspace of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

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