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Trump:

Biden came in like a stupid fool, and he gave a lot of what we had to Ukraine.

Biden didn’t get money, he got nothing but gave a lot of the inventory away to Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/VsH7eCzFtm

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 1, 2026

Trump:

Gasoline is high. Other prices are way down, but gasoline is high.

But when this is over, you’ll have a world without a nuclear weapon with Iran. pic.twitter.com/KqI45nWkAC

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 1, 2026

Trump:

I am not happy with what happened with the Kurds. The Kurds did not deliver the weapons.

We will see who has the weapons. pic.twitter.com/EEhXYHlSII

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 1, 2026

🇮🇷 Iranian MP and member of the negotiating delegation, Mahmoud Nabavian, stated that if Iranian leaders are killed in any attack, all involved despots in the Persian Gulf will be destroyed, and their palaces will be demolished. pic.twitter.com/UF9qJrkwWW

— 𝕊𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕻𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 (@SprinterPress) May 1, 2026

TRUMP: "We just had a conversation with Iran. Let's see what happens, but I would say that I'm not happy... They've got to come up with the right deal. At this moment, I'm not satisfied with what they're offering." pic.twitter.com/tGXvxtLPag

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 1, 2026

Reporter: It’s day 60. Are you going to seek congressional authorization…

Trump: No other country has ever done it. It’s never been; as you know, most people consider it totally unconstitutional.

We had a ceasefire, so that gives you additional time.pic.twitter.com/huhzHEDSAV

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 1, 2026

Trump:

Iran is asking for things that I can’t agree to. pic.twitter.com/AN08ejNmCj

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 1, 2026

Reporter: Pakistan has opened land routes with Iran. Are you aware of it?

Trump: I know everything about it. Are you from Pakistan?

Reporter: No, I’m American.

Trump: I have great respect for Pakistan and the Field Marshal and the Prime Minister. pic.twitter.com/ifPgiBiNeM

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 1, 2026

Q: "Are you considering new strikes on Iran?"

TRUMP: "Why would I tell you that?" pic.twitter.com/xVvryirOTC

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 1, 2026

Alamkiir:
This one is big English. Leader for leader, property for property. Kindly help me start with UAE first. I want to check something

Increasingly, mobilization in Ukraine is taking place in the form of raids on private homes. pic.twitter.com/P9ZCWJtqZp

— 𝕊𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕻𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 (@SprinterPress) May 1, 2026

🇺🇦💔 The son was supposed to take care of his elderly father, but Russia and its bloody war took his life. It’s heartbreaking.

The officer presents the national flag to the elderly father at the funeral of his son, who died defending Ukraine.

📹 alex_tretyak/Instagram pic.twitter.com/uy0PFoFiC6

— Denys from Ukraine (@GlushkoDenys) May 1, 2026

LordAdam16:
never is a loaded term

china has its own indigenous engine for its transport aircraft the y-20
the shenyang ws-20

they have another indigenous engine aecc cj series in development for their comac jet liners
the first the cj-1000 is currently undergoing trials with deliveries due as early as next year
the cj-2000, an upgrade, is already in development

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on the broader topic of engine manufacturing capabilities

the us and france are not the only capable nations
the list is much longer
us, france, russia, uk, china
with enough time, the likes of germany, italy, japan, sk, turkey, india, and even iran
if a country can develop its own fighter, space rocket, or icbm engine, it can develop an aircraft engine

in fact, the reason for shahed exceptionalism
is that iran created its own super-optimized engine variant of the german limbach l550E aircraft engine called the moda m50
newer versions like the arash drones use upgraded engines
russia took apart the shahed and inserted its own refined engine for faster speeds and increased range

engine manufacturing used to be more democratized
but what trudeau was complaining about with the bombardier aircraft happened to the industry
and forced consolidation around general electric, pratt and whitney, rolls royce, and safran

it makes no sense to invest billions of dollars in development of an engine if no one will buy it
boeing will use ge/p&w (american)
airbus will use rolls royce/safran (european)
so all the varied engine manufacturers in places like italy, spain, canada, brazil, japan had to close up shop or sell off
for instance, honda makes engines for light jets
but will never be able to make engines for jetliners because there is no market

however, if a world war starts today
you'll see engines pop up from all the major powers
engine manufacturing is not an intractable problem
it is just that there is an entrenched oligopoly that cannot be displaced because they've had decades without competition

-Lord

Russia's Medvedev:

Nowadays Europe, the European Union is led by idiots, straight up idiots... pic.twitter.com/i2EAl1pIBr

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 1, 2026

Q: "This is going to be your first big public event since somebody tried to kill you on Saturday. Do you feel safe going to something like this?"

TRUMP: "I don't even think about it, Peter." pic.twitter.com/Z391ZqtK8o

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 1, 2026

Q: If European countries are at loggerheads with the US and the US is on bad terms with the rest of the world, where might this lead?

Russia's Medvedev: In short, Russia's victory. It's actually quite amusing to watch how relations between the United States and Europe are… pic.twitter.com/DXy6sLFWCz

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 1, 2026

Gerrard59:
I just came off a short clip on Bloomberg where it was referenced that in 2011, Elon Musk mocked BYD for its quest to produce EVs. Today, all is history.

But I am to believe that China cannot produce an aircraft engine..

Mikasaobi:
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Nice one, the west, especially Europe has supply chain, funding and critical parts in various countries that you could call it a European engine with manufacturing in uk and France.

China got a good lesson with COMAC c919. They developed the domestic plane with western parts, hoping to compete with Boeing. After passing the safety test the USA placed sanctions, now everything is scrap metal. Maybe in ten years they’ll get a domestic engine.

VIDEO | Israeli occupation forces level the historic monastery and school belonging to the Sisters of the Holy Savior in the southern Lebanese border village of Yaroun. pic.twitter.com/BSv15G7GrP

— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) May 1, 2026

LordAdam16:
the c919 is still flying
the cj-1000 that'll go in the c919 is already being tested on a russian ilyushin airliner
essentially, they have a domestic engine but they can't rush the testing, mass production, and certification phases
because one lately-discovered flaw can cost years, billions of dollars, and inestimable reputational damage

time is the issue
not capabilities

-Lord

Mikasaobi:
Thanks, I thought sanctions killed it.

📌 Christians in occupied territories are being targeted by Israelis

◼️ Israeli forces carried out numerous attacks on Christian sites in Gaza following October 2023

▪️ An Israeli soldier smashed a statue symbolizing Jesus in southern Lebanon
▪️ A nun in East Jerusalem was… pic.twitter.com/IEiI8Acnk7

— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) May 1, 2026

🔴 Israeli army demolished a monastery and a school run by the Sisters of the Holy Savior in the southern Lebanese town of Yaroun, local media reports https://t.co/RJqxiN6dwW pic.twitter.com/2T58ie8I6r

— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) May 1, 2026

Drone footage of Hezbollah burning an Israeli Merkava Mk. 4 tank with an FPV drone strike in southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/8jt8kFsiRY

— Blackrussian (@Blackrussiantv) May 1, 2026