Trump on Hantavirus:

This one is much harder to catch, and it’s been around for a long time.

I hope it’s fine.

Trump on Iran:

They are very dishonorable people, the leadership.

The U.S. Navy confirmed a nuclear-armed Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine has docked in Gibraltar — an unusually public disclosure of one of America's most secretive assets.

The announcement came hours after Trump rejected Iran's latest ceasefire proposal as "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE."

Source: WaPo

Trump is expected to bring 17 top US business leaders on his trip to China this week, including Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Larry Fink.

Executives from Apple, Tesla, SpaceX, Meta, Visa, JPMorgan Chase and Boeing are also expected to attend.

Iran’s Ghalibaf:

Our armed forces are ready to deliver a well-deserved response to any aggression; mistaken strategy and mistaken decisions will always lead to mistaken results— the whole world has already figured this out.

We are prepared for all options; they will be surprised.

60 Labour MPs have now called for Keir Starmer to resign.

Source: Sky News

WATCH: UAE delegation receiving a traditional welcome at Damascus's Guest Palace with Syrian folk dancers, sword performances, drums, and Arabic coffee.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says today's teenage boys have only half the sperm count of men in 1970.

French President Macron in Kenya:

France for 25 years was pushed around in Africa. And that's normal, and that's very good.

Since we are French, everything is open to us... Well, no, it's over!

The Chinese have arrived, the Turks, the Americans, many others, and many other Africans, who said we are more competitive than you.

Netanyahu’s Office attacks Europe:

As Israel and the US are “doing Europe’s dirty work” by fighting for civilization against Jihadist lunatics in Iran and elsewhere, the European Union exposed its moral bankruptcy by drawing a false symmetry between Israeli citizens and Hamas terrorists.

European politicians are coerced by their radical constituencies but sanctioning Jews for living in Judea and Samaria is unacceptable.

Judea is where Jews come from and Israel will always protect the rights of Jews to live in the heart of our ancestral homeland.

The European Union's attempts to sanction Israeli civilians is a further sign of weakness and will not succeed.

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have formally served former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak — who resigned in November 2025 — with a notice of suspicion in a major money-laundering case.

He is accused of being part of an organized criminal group that laundered roughly $10.5–11 million through luxury real estate developments near Kyiv.

The charges tie into Operation Midas — the largest corruption probe of Zelensky's presidency, involving over $100 million in alleged Energoatom kickbacks and earlier suspects including businessman Timur Mindich, who fled to Israel.

Yermak denies wrongdoing.

FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal was filmed waving a Palestinian flag handed to him by fans during the club's open-top bus parade in Barcelona while celebrating their 29th La Liga title.

Prof. John Mearsheimer:

If I was the national security adviser to Xi Jinping… I should tell Xi Jinping that he should try to be a regional hegemon.

China should try to push the United States out beyond the first island chain and then out beyond the second island chain.

If we have a Monroe doctrine, they should have a Monroe doctrine.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Prof. John Mearsheimer:

Our biggest problem today is Iran and what the consequences of Iran are.

I find it hard to imagine how we're going to get out of there.

And how we're going to be able to pivot back to East Asia...

BIG: The United Arab Emirates has carried out undisclosed military strikes on Iran, including hitting an oil refinery on Lavan Island in early April — around the time Trump announced a ceasefire.

The attack sparked a large fire and knocked the refinery offline for months. Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes against the UAE and Kuwait.

Source: WSJ

Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser:

This is the largest energy supply shock the world has ever experienced.

The world has lost about one billion barrels of oil supply over the past two months.

Markets are losing around 100 million barrels per week.

Even if shipping routes reopen immediately, it will take months to rebalance the market.

If disruptions continue into mid-June: full normalization could be pushed into 2027.

Iran’s Ghalibaf:

There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal.

Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one failure after another.

The longer they drag their feet, the more American taxpayers will pay for it.

Pakistan quietly allowed Iran to park military aircraft — including an RC-130 reconnaissance plane — at its strategic Nur Khan Air Base near Rawalpindi, even as Islamabad publicly presented itself as a mediator between Tehran and Washington.

Iran also moved civilian aircraft to Afghanistan, with one Mahan Air plane relocated from Kabul to Herat for safety during Pakistan's airstrikes on Kabul in March.

Pakistan and Afghan Taliban officials denied the claims, while U.S. officials say the arrangement appeared aimed at shielding Iranian assets from American strikes.

Source: CBS

The EU will invite Taliban representatives to Brussels to discuss migration.

Source: AFP

Trump:

I am very much looking forward to my trip to China, an amazing Country, with a Leader, President Xi, respected by all. Great things will happen for both Countries!

Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Iran’s handling of negotiations to end the war, with some aides saying he is now more open to resuming major combat operations.

Trump is particularly upset over the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and what he sees as divisions within Iran’s leadership blocking progress on nuclear talks.

Inside the administration, officials are divided on next steps. Some Pentagon officials favor stronger military pressure, including targeted strikes, while others still want to pursue diplomacy.

Trump allies also want Pakistani mediators to take a tougher approach with Iran, with some US officials believing Pakistan has softened Tehran’s position in communications with Washington.

Regional officials say there is a major effort underway to warn Iran that this may be its last chance for diplomacy, but Tehran does not appear responsive.

Source: CNN