Moldovan Defense Minister Anatolie Nosatîi interrupted a journalist who began speaking Russian, saying: “I don't understand you.”

He answered after she repeated the question in Romanian and praised her for using the state language.

His CV states that he speaks Russian and studied in Ukraine for four years.

Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia are being considered for a foreign mission to verify Hezbollah’s disarmament in southern Lebanon.

The plan could involve inspecting villages and private homes, but the mission’s mandate and freedom of movement remain unresolved.

Source: Reuters

Oman and Saudi Arabia launched a “Secure Green Land Corridor” linking Sohar Port to SPARK Dry Port via the Empty Quarter highway (~564 km Saudi segment, ~$533 million to build).

It aims to cut costs, speed up cargo transit, and bypass maritime chokepoints.

Pete Hegseth:

In the U.S., fatal drug overdoses have dropped dramatically. Flows of fentanyl are way down.

Crossings at our southwest border have dropped to zero.

The murder rate in American cities is at modern all-time lows. Historic drops in crime.

Pete Hegseth:

Fake news media has tried to discredit and delegitimize Operation Southern Spear.

The same voices said nothing when governments allowed unprecedented border crisis and record drug overdoses and deaths.

Now they deny and try to diminish our shared success.

Pete Hegseth:

The previous U.S. administration under Joe Biden stood in front of you promoting priorities like gender issues, women peace and security, climate change, diversity, dudes in dresses.

The Department of War is done with that nonsense.

BREAKING: Trump:

Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trusted aides, Karoline Leavitt, will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect!

Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party, as we work to defy History, and conclusively win the Midterm Elections.

Karoline has been a real leader in the White House, and has done a phenomenal job fighting for Justice, Liberty, and Freedom, since 2018, including our Historic Re-Election Campaign of 2024.

Karoline has been one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office. Thank you, Karoline, for a job well done!

Pete Hegseth:

The United States War Department seeks a historic, generational investment in our military spending through a new $1.5 trillion budget.

We have work to do with our Congress, but make no mistake:

We will work as hard as humanly possible with Republicans to deliver what is truly a necessary, historic investment to ensure America remains the dominant military power on planet Earth.

Pete Hegseth:

We are killing terrorists, and we’re defeating the failed and toxic ideologies of radical socialism and communism.

The international left, along with their enabling left-wing media, is plotting to unlawfully assert ICC jurisdiction over U.S. and partner military personnel and operations.

It’s striking that this so-called court and other globalist bodies undermine our efforts but do nothing to hold real terrorists and real tyrants accountable.

Pete Hegseth:

President Trump does not tolerate free-riding. We are not here for games.

Our citizens and our nations deserve and expect real, concrete actions.

BIG: Sudan’s RSF-appointed Kordofan governor Hamad Mohamed Hamed defected live on Al Arabiya today.

He quit his role as governor and presidential council member under the RSF-linked Tasis government, calling on fighters to “return to the embrace of the homeland.”

He accused the RSF of fueling tribal and racial tensions, destroying cities, and killing civilians, describing conditions under RSF control as “heartbreaking.”

He urged restoring legitimate state institutions in Kordofan and Darfur.

The U.S. is on track to withdraw all forces from Iraq by September 30, ending its military presence there since the 2003 invasion.

The move comes as Iraqi security forces take full responsibility for countering ISIS, while Iraq’s government also faces pressure to disarm Iran-backed militias.

Source: ABC News

A military Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashed in Central Texas, killing both pilots and sparking a wildfire that prompted evacuations.

Source: CNN

The Trump administration criticized Israel’s plans to maintain its occupation of southern Lebanon, saying they violate commitments made under the U.S.-Lebanon-Israel agreement.

A State Department official said: “A permanent military presence in South Lebanon is not consistent with the commitments made in the Framework.”

Katz, however, said that Israel would not withdraw from the security zone.

Source: Axios

The CIA had “low confidence” in Israeli intelligence warning of an Iranian plot to kill Trump during his July visit to Türkiye.

Some U.S. officials suspected the warning was partly intended to influence Trump’s policies toward Iran and Türkiye.

Despite the doubts, the Secret Service secretly moved Trump to a smaller military jet, which flew him to Britain under F-16 escort.

Source: WaPo

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

Countries like France should stop lecturing the world about “human rights” and international law. The hypocrisy is blatant and embarrassing.

Your backing of Israel’s genocide in Gaza—and aggression against Iran—has destroyed whatever moral high ground you imagined you had.

Hegseth:

America is no better friend and no worse enemy.

You don't want to mess with us, but when trouble happens, we are the first ones to show up.

Hegseth:

It was Russian air defenses that were supposed to defend Caracas. They didn't work.

Cuban guards were supposed to defend Maduro. They weren't able to.

Now we are seeing the Cubans and the Russians expelled out of Venezuela.