“I will have a very good conversation with him. What I say to him is none of your business.”
— President Trump, quoted by Politico, on what he and Russian President Vladimir Putin say to each other behind closed doors.
Trump Will Meet with Putin at G-20 Summit
“Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump plan to meet for at least an hour on the sidelines of this week’s Group of 20 summit in Japan, a Kremlin official said Wednesday, confirming plans for the first meeting between the leaders in almost a year,” the Washington Post reports.
Mnuchin Says U.S.-China Trade Deal Close
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC that the U.S. and China were almost there on a trade deal.
Sid Mnuchin: “We were about 90% of the way there and I think there’s a path to complete this.”
Quote of the Day
“You’re not going to need an exit strategy. I don’t need exit strategies.”
— President Trump, quoted by Bloomberg, when asked if he had an exit strategy if war broke out with Iran.
Trump Warns Iran of ‘Overwhelming Force’
President Trump warned Iran that any attack on “anything American” would be met with “great and overwhelming force” following Iranian remarks slamming new U.S. sanctions as permanently closing the path to diplomacy amid a spike in tensions in the Persian Gulf, the Washington Post reports.
How Jared’s Peace Plan Is Playing
Reuters: “Palestinians burned portraits of President Trump as they protested in both the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Monday against U.S.-led plans for a conference on their economy in Bahrain.”
Iran’s President Mocks Trump
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani mocked President Trump, saying the White House is “afflicted by mental retardation,” the Associated Press reports.
Boris Johnson Says He Could Pass ‘No Deal’ Brexit
Boris Johnson claimed in a BBC interview that a “no deal” Brexit could get through the U.K. Parliament if he is chosen as the next prime minister.
Johnson claimed that “politics have changed so much” since the original Brexit deadline, and both major parties face “mortal retribution from the electorate” if the U.K. doesn’t leave by the October 31 deadline.
Trump Mulls Ending Postwar Japan Defense Pact
“President Trump has recently mused to confidants about withdrawing from a longstanding defense treaty with Japan that he thinks treats the U.S. unfairly,” Bloomberg reports.
“Trump regards the accord as too one-sided because it promises U.S aid if Japan is ever attacked but doesn’t oblige Japan’s military to come to America’s defense, the people said. The treaty, signed more than 60 years ago, forms the foundation of the alliance between the countries that emerged from World War Two.”
Trump Steps Up Sanctions on Iran
“President Trump announced on Monday that he is imposing new sanctions on Iran, after saying for days that he preferred tightening the pressure on a crippled Iranian economy to launching an immediate military strike in retaliation for what American officials have said are recent aggressive acts by Tehran,” the New York Times reports.
Said Trump :“We will continue to increase pressure on Tehran. Never can Iran have a nuclear weapon.”
Meanwhile, the Washington Post notes that Iran said its forces “could shoot down more surveillance drones if they violate the country’s airspace.”
Quote of the Day
“I’m not looking for war, and if there is, it’ll be obliteration like you’ve never seen before. But I’m not looking to do that.”
— President Trump, quoted by Politico, warning Iranian leaders that they must begin negotiations.
Trump Bucked His National Security Aides
Wall Street Journal: “President Trump bucked most of his top national-security advisers by abandoning retaliatory strikes in Iran on Thursday. In private conversations Friday, Mr. Trump reveled in his judgment, certain about his decision to call off the attacks while speaking of his administration as if removed from the center of it. ”
Said Trump to one confidant: “These people want to push us into a war, and it’s so disgusting. We don’t need any more wars.”
Boris Johnson Under Pressure to Explain Row with Partner
“Boris Johnson is under pressure from a Conservative cabinet minister to explain why police were called to his home after a row with his partner as the issue threatens to derail his campaign to become prime minister,” The Guardian reports.
“Liam Fox, the international trade secretary, said the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May should speak out about the late-night altercation that was witnessed by several neighbors.”
“The development follows two days of negative headlines that have damaged Johnson’s chances of beating the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, in a race to become leader of the Conservative party.”
Scots Would Vote to Leave U.K. Under Boris Johnson
A Panelbase/Sunday Times poll finds the Scottish people would vote for independence from the United Kingdom if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister.
“Asked whether they supported leaving the UK, a narrow majority of 51% said they opposed independence. However, when asked how they would vote if Johnson became PM, independence gained a six point lead of 53% over 47%.”
Trump Sent Kim an ‘Excellent’ Letter
President Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an “excellent” letter, the North’s state-run news agency reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying he would “seriously contemplate it,” the AP reports.
Kim “said with satisfaction that the letter is of excellent content,” Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency reported.
Trump Has Few Appealing Options on Iran
“President Trump’s last-minute decision to pull back from a retaliatory strike on Iran underscored the absence of appealing options available to him as Tehran races toward its next big challenge to the United States: building up and further enriching its stockpile of nuclear fuel,” the New York Times reports.
“Two weeks of flare-ups over the attacks on oil tankers and the downing of an American surveillance drone, administration officials said, have overshadowed a larger, more complex and fast-intensifying showdown over containing Iran’s nuclear program.”
Boris Johnson Won’t Talk About Police Visit
“Boris Johnson refused multiple times to answer questions at a Tory leadership hustings about why the police were called to his girlfriend’s house in the early hours of Friday morning following a domestic disturbance,” Politico reports.
Meanwhile, The Guardian reports the neighbor who contacted the police over a late-night altercation between Johnson, and his partner, Carrie Symonds, has gone public with his side of the story.
Quote of the Day
“For those of you that have your phones on, if somebody starts tweeting about me – a 6ft 3 child in the White House – can you let me know?”
— London Mayor Sadiq Khan, quoted by The Independent.
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