Israel's Gadi Eisenkot:

We failed to turn the IDF’s military achievements into diplomatic and international achievements.

The State of Israel is paying enormous prices in the world today, after an exceptionally just war.

Trump reposts:

I don't think the GOP fully grasp how badly they are fucking up right now.

Iran's Ghalibaf:

We welcome China’s principled statement rejecting illegal sanctions against Iran.

The Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership is rooted in mutual respect, win-win cooperation, and a shared vision for a multipolar world.

This relationship needs no one’s permission.

Zelensky Awards Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom

Ukraine has awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom after SpaceX worked with Kyiv to curb Russia’s unauthorized Starlink access, underscoring the billionaire’s pivotal but contentious role in the war.

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U.S. allies say the Strait of Hormuz remains mined, contradicting Trump’s claim that the U.S. Navy has cleared it.

Officials estimate some of Iran’s 80–150 mines may still remain.

Source: Bloomberg

WATCH: Gyrocopter crashes after getting caught in a cable line near a dam in northern Italy, killing two.

Iran's FM Spox. Esmail Baghaei:

Hundreds Missing After Massive Flash Flood on China-Nepal Border

A wall of mud, rock, and water tore through the Nepal-Tibet frontier, killing at least 95 people and leaving hundreds missing as roads, villages, and a key border crossing were destroyed.

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Dan Caine, Pete Hegseth, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe were seen leaving the White House following yesterday’s U.S.-Russia intelligence talks.

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Iran's FM Spox. Esmail Baghaei:

Washington’s Iran policy has reached pure parody.

It turns to Bahrain - a country with virtually no meaningful economic exchange with Iran - to prove that its “coalition” is working.

It then “stops” Iranian sports and academic exchanges that had already been effectively dead for years.

It is sanctioning the already sanctioned and calling the empty space a coalition.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

What greatness it is to see the sun of Syria rise once again, so that it may become a beacon through its economy, a bridge between markets, a corridor for trade, a meeting place for civilizations, and a center where the interests of East and West intersect.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

After the removal of obstacles and the lifting of sanctions, we have not reached the end.

Rather, we are at the beginning of a long and sustainable road—one filled with dignity, pride, renaissance, construction, reconstruction, development, and civilization.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

Ladies and gentlemen, throughout history, Damascus has been a place from which great stories begin.

Today, we stand here to begin a new story: the story of a homeland that regained its will and a people who regained their freedom.

Many stories began in Damascus, and from here, today, we begin the story of the new Syria.

Former Trump Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg:

Witkoff and Kushner cannot understand war — the full complexity of war, the human factor, the factor of your adversary.

I don’t think they understand Russia and its capabilities very well. They’re not trained for this. It’s not their core competency.

I think their involvement in the negotiations is a mistake. Not because they’re bad people — no, they’re good people — but because they don’t understand it.

Former Trump Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg:

The overwhelming majority of Americans support Ukraine and believe in Ukraine. But I’ll tell you, if you conduct a poll in America, you will automatically get 30% of people who believe the sun rises in the west or the southeast. I simply don’t count them.

So you’re never going to get 100%. But the fact is that 68 to 70% of Americans support Ukraine, and only 2% really support what Russia is doing. That shows that the American people are with Ukraine.

Don’t listen to Washington. Washington has its own view. That’s why they call it the swamp.

But Americans in general admire Ukraine’s fight, understand it, and support Ukraine.

Former Trump Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg:

We know that the Russians did not want to see me on that negotiating team. And it’s unfortunate that they were listened to.

They should have been told: "You don’t choose our negotiator. We choose him."

I think what happened was that they allowed Putin to influence this, and then they started using his friends.

I would have liked to remain the representative for both Ukraine and Russia, but that didn’t happen. So I said: this is the president’s decision. He is the president. He makes those decisions, not me.

Former Trump Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg:

I think the people talking about business deals with the Russians are behaving foolishly.

Putin has imposed his view of the world on them. I wish they would take a step back and understand reality.

They’re hoping — you know, I’d like to drive a Maserati, but I don’t, and probably never will. And he tells them, "We’ll give you a Maserati." And they believe him.

I think some of these negotiators are behaving foolishly. They really don’t understand who they’re dealing with, and they don’t understand the Ukrainians.

U.S. intelligence says the explosive drone found at Leipzig airport on Aug. 4, 2026, had features typical of devices used by Russia’s GRU military intelligence.

Officials suspect it was part of a Russian sabotage effort aimed at disrupting weapons shipments to Ukraine, though Moscow denies involvement and Germany has not yet publicly assigned blame.

Source: ABC News

Germany is considering helping fund and protect Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent as Europe looks to reduce its dependence on the U.S.

Berlin is exploring deeper nuclear cooperation with Britain and France rather than developing its own weapons.

Options could include funding future UK nuclear capabilities, supporting submarine programmes, or deploying German Patriot systems to protect Faslane.

Source: The Telegraph

BIG: CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow this week to warn Russia not to attack NATO countries.

The visit followed new U.S. intelligence assessments suggesting Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve with a limited attack on an allied country in the coming years.

U.S. officials are concerned about scenarios ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale ground incursion, most likely involving a Baltic state.

They also worry that depleted Western weapons stockpiles—after years of support for Ukraine and recent fighting involving Iran—could influence Moscow’s calculations.

Source: WSJ