Monday, 19 Oct 2026 19 Shawwal 2026 AH Beirut

What they said

Direct quotes as they appeared in the news — each one links to its source.

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The circle of economic blockade on Iran is tightening, and even its so-called allies will not be able to save it. Treasury will not back down until the Iranian regime's coffers are emptied and all remaining financial channels supporting its war machine are severed.
سكوت بيسنتوزير الخزانة الأميركي3 days ago · Iran International
The policy of unifying the exchange rate raised the costs of importing raw materials and production requirements, imposing additional burdens on companies and consumers.
ألبرت بغزيانخبير اقتصادي وعضو هيئة التدريس بجامعة طهران3 days ago · Iran International
Trump's positions fall within several possibilities, including Russian pressure, waging a psychological war to dismantle internal cohesion, or providing political cover for new assassination operations and holding Tehran responsible for rising fuel prices and current tensions.
علي تتماجكاتب في صحيفة سياست روز3 days ago · Iran International
The role of a true mediator must not be limited to conveying messages; it should include exerting balanced pressure on both parties, and he warned that the weak independence of mediators and the multiplicity of their channels could lead to pressure on Iran and the fragmentation of the negotiation path in favor of Washington.
محمد ولائيكاتب في صحيفة قدس3 days ago · Iran International
We can launch a unilateral attack
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 days ago · قناة الغد
King Khalid Airport has been subjected to 20 attacks since the beginning of this October.
تركي المالكيالمتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف العربي3 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We are working so that we do not reach a situation in which we are surprised by an attack
مصدر أمني إسرائيليمصدر أمني3 days ago · Lebanon Debate
the eighth front
أوفير فالكمستشار رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي للسياسة الخارجية3 days ago · Euronews.com
very close
أوفير فالكمستشار رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي للسياسة الخارجية3 days ago · Euronews.com
The last thing we want is to go through a second payment default.
كريم سعيدحاكم مصرف لبنان3 days ago · Lebanon Debate
The President thanks those who called and inquired about these practices for their sincere sympathy, and affirms that these acts will not deter him from continuing to serve Lebanon and the Lebanese in whatever position he holds.
المكتب الإعلامي لرئيس الحكومة السابق نجيب ميقاتيبيان رسمي3 days ago · MTV Lebanon
The President's legal office had days ago begun taking legal measures to expose these acts and to uncover those responsible for and promoting them, referring them to the competent judiciary so that they receive their punishment for these dirty and suspicious practices.
المكتب الإعلامي لرئيس الحكومة السابق نجيب ميقاتيبيان رسمي3 days ago · MTV Lebanon
Malicious parties have for some time been fabricating videos attributed to the President (Mikati) and produced by artificial intelligence, in exposed and desperate attempts aimed only at personal defamation and sowing confusion.
المكتب الإعلامي لرئيس الحكومة السابق نجيب ميقاتيبيان رسمي3 days ago · MTV Lebanon
I phoned Syrian President al-Sharaa, and it was a short and very sharp conversation, and the Druze massacre in Sweida stopped. We destroyed the Defense Ministry in Damascus. We destroyed a target inside the Palace complex in Damascus.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
And sovereignty weeps in the dragged-along
جميل السيّدنائب لبناني3 days ago · Lebanon Debate
Latest news: Syria's authorities announced the arrest of retired Syrian Brigadier Miraj Ural
جميل السيّدنائب لبناني3 days ago · Lebanon Debate
His name is Abdul, but I call him Mohamed Abdul El-Sayed. He is from the Muslim Brotherhood, without a doubt. What do you think about him joining the Intelligence Committee in the Senate? What do you think about that?
الرئيس ترامبرئيس الولايات المتحدة3 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
holding a Kalashnikov rifle and shooting Jews
إبراهيم السنوارابن يحيى السنوار3 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
makes pistols, tanks, and Kalashnikov rifles out of paper and cardboard
إبراهيم السنوارابن يحيى السنوار3 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
I expressed my appreciation for our bilateral relations, especially in the areas of economic cooperation, trade and culture. I emphasized Israel's desire for peace in the region, alongside the strategic threats to our security, foremost among them Iran and its terrorist proxies.
إسحاق هرتسوغرئيس إسرائيل3 days ago · Al-Monitor
The noose is tightening on the Iranian economy
وزير الخزانة الأميركيوزير الخزانة الأميركي3 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We will not stop until we drain the Iranian regime's coffers
وزير الخزانة الأميركيوزير الخزانة الأميركي3 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We will not stop until we cut off all remaining sources of funding for Iran
وزير الخزانة الأميركيوزير الخزانة الأميركي3 days ago · Lebanon Debate
Press Israel... and we will do our duty!
جوزيف عونرئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية3 days ago · aljadeed
We are working to ensure that no surprises occur
مصدر أمنيمصدر أمني3 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
We sometimes have to take politically sensitive decisions because we want to protect our banking sector from any sanctions or external pressure
كريم سعيدحاكم مصرف لبنان3 days ago · الشرق الأوسط
We saw that all other larger and stronger economies, such as the UAE and Turkey, complied with such requests in order to preserve their banks' relationship with the international financial system. Lebanon cannot bear such a risk
كريم سعيدحاكم مصرف لبنان3 days ago · الشرق الأوسط
Sending a clear signal to the outside world that we are determined to protect our banking sector from any party that may expose it to contamination risk
كريم سعيدحاكم مصرف لبنان3 days ago · الشرق الأوسط
The main candidates in Israel's Knesset elections do not realise how much relations and showing interest from senior officials in the New York community would help them and turn them into political figures of weight in the diaspora
رئيس منظمة يهودية مركزية في نيويورك (لم يُسمَّ)رئيس منظمة يهودية مركزية في نيويورك3 days ago · Lebanon Debate
After 18 months of assuming the premiership he will eliminate Hamas
غادي إيزنكوترئيس حزب يشار3 days ago · Lebanon Debate