UK PM Starmer:

We are not choosing between the EU and the US.

Rutte:

European defense without the US will not work.

Senior Canadian official speaking to NYT:

Canada is not optimistic it can get the same kind of one month delay from US tariffs that was granted to Mexico.

Iran is developing nuclear missiles with a range of 3,000 km based on designs transferred to Tehran by North Korea.

Missiles with that range would allow Iran to launch nuclear strikes into Europe from its territory.

Source: The Telegraph

Macron and Scholz are ready to respond to Trump's tariffs with similar steps if the US president does impose them.

European leaders are warning that both sides would be hurt by a trade war.

Source: Financial Times

Israeli Prime Minister's Office:

In light of the numerous requests for meetings from officials in the United States with Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Prime Minister's visit will be extended until Saturday.

Donald Trump is considering plans to impose a 10% tariff on the EU.

Source: The Telegraph

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Syria TV:

There are people with high skills to run institutions. What I try to avoid is the quota system, to award political positions to sects or races. Skills should be the criteria.

US Secretary of State Rubio:

We don't want to have a hostile or negative relationship with Panama.

Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, is expected to meet with Zelensky in Ukraine in mid-February.

After the visit, Kellogg will travel to Europe for negotiations.

Source: NV

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa:

The socialist system has many negatives that have affected the citizen, and we will restructure the economy in Syria.

Trump is not interested in joint US-Israeli military operations against the regime's positions inside Iranian territory, but he intends to provide Israel with all the necessary tools to do so and, at the same time, re-impose the policy of maximum pressure against the regime.

Source: Israel's Channel 12

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa:

The view that Syria will be ruled by one person is wrong and there will be a wide scope for freedoms within the law.

Syria will not be subject to the rule of a person, but will be subject to the law.

Trump will issue an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council and prohibiting future funding for the U.N. relief agency for Gaza.

Source: Politico

Trump says that Musk cannot take actions without his approval.

Medical sources said artillery shelling in southern Sudan kills 40 civilians.

Source: AFP

Trump:

We will probably speak to China over next 24 hours.

Trump:

China tariffs will go up if we can't make a deal.

Trump:

We are telling Ukraine they have valuable rare earths, I want Ukraine to give us rare earths.

China's UN Security Council representative:

The accusation against us regarding the Panama Canal is false and we did not participate in its management or operation.

There is no winner in any trade war and we hope Washington will find useful solutions to its own problems.

We strongly oppose unjustified US tariffs and may have to take countermeasures.

Trump:

I have no guarantees that Gaza ceasefire will hold.