💬 “The US is already assisting Israel with supplies, intel, refueling support, etc.,” former Pentagon analyst Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik. “If Trump doesn't comply with Israel's demand” and simply join its aggression voluntarily, “a false flag may be needed,” Kwiatkowski fears.

💬 "I have ideas as to what to do, but I have not made a final one. I like to make the final decision one second before it is due because things change, especially with war," US President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, adding that "in a little while" he had a meeting in the White House War Room on the matter.

💬 "They should've made that deal. I had a great deal for them. They should've made that deal. In the end, they decided not to do it — and now they wish they did it," Trump boasted.

💬 “We're looking for a total, complete victory. Again, you know what the victory is. No nuclear weapon,” Trump insisted.

💬 “All our plans for cooperation are absolutely realistic and feasible,” Putin said, adding that Russia is ready to expand ties further, including in hydrocarbons.

💬 “Russia is becoming a significant economic partner for China,” Putin said, emphasizing the need to focus on high-tech cooperation and noting continued development in military-technical collaboration.

💬 “European leaders themselves stopped contacts with Russia when they aimed to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia,” he emphasized.

💬 “At the final stage, the documents must be signed by legitimate authorities,” he stressed.

💬 “This is a war on the whole region. Israel has been trying all along to drag other countries, including the United States, into its filthy war against the countries in the region,” Baqaei emphasized.