U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who considers himself a devout Catholic, was asked earlier about the administration’s recent public conflict with The Vatican and Pope Leo XIV, as well as last night’s picture posted by President Trump depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Vance responded that he thinks the picture was a “joke” by the President, and that The Vatican should stick to matters of “morality and the Catholic Church” and not the policy of the United States.

Adm. Brad Cooper, the Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), has once again arrived in Israel for meetings with Israeli Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and other senior military officials, following so far unsuccessful peace talks with Iran, and the expiration of the current ceasefire on April 21, 2026. While meeting today, Cooper and Zamir were joined by Holocaust survivor Bella Haim in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

The Lebanese people are victims of Iranian aggression, and this must stop.

This is a historic meeting, and we hope to build on it. Senior officials are participating here who will be able to take the matters back to their capitals.

This is a process, not a one-time event. It will take time - but we believe it is worth the effort.

The hope is to lay the foundations today for a permanent and stable peace agreement.

After 43 years: direct talks between Israel and Lebanon.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the opening of talks between Israel and Lebanon: "The goal - to bring a permanent end to decades of Hezbollah"

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: There are indications that it is very likely that talks with Iran will resume

The most useless organization in this world is the UN🤡🤮

The Northern Command commander in a situation assessment at Bint Jbeil: "In recent days, we have completed the encirclement of the area. This is a significant operational move. At the same time, the forces are operating throughout the security zone to destroy the enemy's terror infrastructure."

Photo: IDF Spokesperson

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter after talks with Lebanon: "There were excellent talks in an excellent atmosphere. It was a decisive victory against Hezbollah. We are on the same side, the Lebanese people and the Israeli people, the government of Israel and the government of Lebanon - we are on the same side"

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Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter after talks with Lebanon: "They expressed a strong desire this time, truly, to dismantle Hezbollah's weapons"

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter tweeted on X after talks with Lebanon: "I praised President Joseph Aoun and his government for not allowing themselves to be held hostage by the threats of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. Naim Qassem and Hezbollah belong to the past - we are here for the future"

U.S. President Donald J. Trump tells Fox News that the Iran War is over.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke about ending the Iran War in a currently unreleased interview filmed Tuesday with Fox News.

Trump: “I had to divert because if I didn't do that, right now, you would have Iran with a nuclear weapon. And if they had a nuclear weapon, you would be calling everybody over there, sir. And you don't want to do that.”

Interviewer: “Well, you keep saying was, is this war over?”

Trump: “I think it's close to over. Yeah. I mean, I view it as very close to over. You know what? If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country. And we're not finished. We'll see what happens. I think they want to make a deal very badly.”

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Satellite images published on CNN show that Iran is using the ceasefire to clear debris and repair the damage from attacks on the exit gates of cities and its missile bases that were attacked in the war. Various tools were documented at several bases to restore their operational status

וושינגטון פוסט: ארה״ב שולחת אלפי חיילים נוספים למזרח התיכון

Trump: "If Iran does not agree to give up nuclear weapons, there will be no deal. The Iranians will not have nuclear weapons"