— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump: 'I think we're going to make a deal with Iran. Nobody else could do that.'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: In response to a question by Time Magazine regarding the 300 children killed and more than 600 wounded since the ceasefire in Gaza broke down, Trump says: 'I would say that the blame for that is Biden more than anybody else.'

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: Trump says he 'wouldn't mind' being remembered as a president who expanded American territory in response to a question about his legacy.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇸🇦 President Donald Trump: 'I think Saudi Arabia will go into the Abraham Accords, and by the way, I think it will be full very quickly.'

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— 🇺🇸 Trump: 'Tremendous anti-semitism going on in this country.'

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— 🇺🇸 Trump: 'I'm doing a good job. Great physical exam, and unlike every other president, I took the cognitive test and I aced it 100% and I bet you guys couldn't get 100% on that exam. It's a tough exam.'

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— ❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Trump has clarified that he didn't 'stop' Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear sites but did not 'make it comfortable' for them, preferring a deal over military action

He expressed no concern about Netanyahu dragging the U.S. into war, stating that the U.S. will not be 'unwillingly involved,' and he would willingly engage if a deal isn't reached.

He adds that 'By the way, he [Netanyahu] may go into a war' and says that U.S. will not stay out of it.

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— 🇮🇷/🇵🇰/🇮🇳 NEW: Iran has offered to be a mediator between Pakistan and India, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi citing good relations with both 'brotherly neighbors'

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— 🇺🇸/🏳️‍⚧️ NEW: The Pentagon will resume 'gender-affirming care' for transgender service members.

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— ❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: Hebrew media reports a 'security incident' in southern Gaza.

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— ❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: Hebrew media reports a second 'security incident,' with military helicopters evacuating IDF casualties.

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— 🇺🇸/🇷🇺/🇺🇦 NEW: Reuters has released the full text of the 'Trump Peace Plan' to end the war in Ukraine

Some of the key points:

– Permanent Ceasefire

– Ukraine will not seek NATO membership

– Ukraine allowed to pursue EU membership

– The U.S. formally recognizes Crimea as part of Russia

– The U.S. 'de-facto' recognizes the Russian-controlled parts of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia (non-recognition), while territory in Kharkov region goes back to Ukraine

– The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant will come under U.S. Administration

– The Kakhovka Dam and Hydroelectric Plant in Kherson will come under U.S. Administration (The 'Kakhovka' Dam was destroyed in 2023)

– Ukraine gets passage rites through the Dnieper River and regains control of the 'Kinburn Spit' which sits at the mouth of the Dnieper

– Sanctions relief for Russia

Zelensky and the Europeans have expressed dissatisfaction and already sent a new proposal to Trump, it will already be null and void by the time it is proposed to Russia today.

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— ❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: Hebrew media reports that the deputy commander of an IDF company was killed by an anti-tank missile in Rafah

Four other soldiers were wounded, three of them 'seriously.'

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— 🇮🇳/🇵🇰 NEW: India has accidentally bombed one of its own villages, Shivpuri, located hundreds of kilometers away from the border with Pakistan

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Nearly three-quarters of American Jews disapprove of Donald Trump's performance as president and his handling of antisemitism, according to a new survey

The survey found that 72% disapprove of Trump's job performance (67% strongly disapprove), while 24% approve (16% strongly approve), and 5% are unsure.

Regarding his handling of antisemitism, 56% disapprove, and 31% approve, with the remainder uncertain.

The survey, conducted by the Mellman Group in mid-April, included 800 registered Jewish voters and did not address Trump's handling of U.S.-Israel relations or the genocide in Gaza.

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— 🇺🇸/🇸🇦 NEW: The United States is reportedly set to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package exceeding $100 billion, with the announcement planned for President Donald Trump's visit to the kingdom in May

U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman are expected to be involved.

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— 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 The full EU-Ukraine counterproposal (truly delusional):

– Unconditional permanent ceasefire in land, sky and sea.

– Ukraine receives security guarantees from the US similar to NATO's Article-5.

– No restrictions on the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and foreign militaries have the right to be stationed in Ukraine.

– Ukraine to get access to the EU.

– Ukraine will regain control over the Zaporizhia NPP and Kakhova Dam, and the Kinburn Spit (mouth of the Dnieper), with unrestricted passage rights on the Dnieper.

– Any other 'territorial questions' will be negotiated after the ceasefire (in other words: Russia gets nothing).

– US-Ukraine minerals deal & full compensation of Ukrainian economy, including reparations using frozen Russian assets.

– 'Gradual easing' of sanctions on Russia, with a snap-back mechanism in case of ceasefire breach.

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Bro is scared