Ireland set to bask in sunshine for at least 10 more days:

Brexit was the single stupidest thing any country has ever done.

— Michael Bloomberg told an audience in Dublin during a conference.

EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I'M WATCHING!— Donald Trump demands in a post on Truth Social that oil prices stay low.

It was total hell. I woke up in the rubble.

— Valeriy Mankuta describes his dramatic escape from a bombed building.

We will never allow our neighbour and brother Syria, which is, for the first time in years, looking to the future with hope, to be dragged back into instability through the hands of proxy terrorist organisations.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan, regarding the terrorist attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus.

We reject the bullying of this nation by the United States, Israel and its allies, and we stand by their right to defend themselves by any means necessary. Let Israel finally have a taste of the devastation and violence it has perpetrated in Gaza.

— Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), speaks on supporting Iran and the Palestinian people.

Any country in the region or elsewhere that is used by American forces to strike Iran will be considered a legitimate target for our armed forces.

— Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that bases used by US forces could be attacked in retaliation.

How dare you write five letters last week to this assembly to demand a session and ask the international community for sympathy? How dare you ask the international community to protect you from the consequences of your own genocidal agenda? You are not a victim. You are not even a diplomat. You are a wolf pretending to be a diplomat, and we are done pretending otherwise.

— Danny Danon, Israel's United Nations ambassador, during a faceoff at the UN Human Rights Council.

We intend to develop military-technical cooperation with friendly countries.

— Vladimir Putin during his speech at the economic forum in St. Petersburg.

We have dropped the ball. We had spare capacity but now we’re running on fumes.— A senior industrial figure who grapples daily with the utilities deficit.

These are some of the most serious war crimes -- and (Iran’s supreme leader Ali) Khamenei will be held accountable for his actions.— Defense Minister Israel Katz regarding the attacks on Israel.

What difference does it make if it's 90 million, or 80 million, or 100 million?— Ted Cruz discusses the significance of Iran's population in an interview with Tucker Carlson.

Stay strong and we will win.

— Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, tells Iranians.

I will regret it for the rest of my life if I don't stand by my people today.— Nezza speaks about her decision to sing the national anthem in Spanish to represent her community.

Let the Americans know that the Iranian nation is not one to surrender, and any military intervention on their part will undoubtedly result in irreparable damage.

— Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, in a national address.

The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran is putting health facilities and access to health care at risk. The reports on the attacks on health so far are appalling.

— World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the attacks on health facilities in the conflict between Iran and Israel.