Dozens of Israeli fighter jets flew toward Iran's border on Monday in what Israel described as a deterrence exercise.

However, some U.S. officials suspected Israel was deliberately trying to provoke Iran into firing at its aircraft, potentially providing a justification for renewed strikes against Iran.

The operation followed reports that Netanyahu had urged Trump to consider another attack on Iran.

Source: Axios

Bessent:

Whether you are conducting illegal oil transfers at sea or sitting in the corner office of a law firm, if you are supporting the Iranian regime, we will find you and sanction you.

Iran’s facilitators must make a choice: Either you are with us or against us.

We know who you are, we know what you’re doing, and we will continue to take action.

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Hegseth to Trump:

I'm just struck sitting here.

Yet again, you are taking the lead on real issues that affect real people.

Trump on Ukraine war:

We're getting closer to settling Putin's war with Ukraine, maybe now.

The closest we've been.

Trump:

We gave nothing in exchange, which is very rare.

We never give anything in exchange.

Q: Witkoff called Putin a humanitarian.

Trump: I guess you could say that for the purpose of allowing a man who was thinking he was gonna be in prison for life out.

BIG: The United States has ordered embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, while families of U.S. embassy personnel in the UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain have also been ordered to depart, a diplomatic source told AFP.

U.S. State Department corrects reports:

Only non-emergency U.S. personnel and their families in Saudi Arabia have been ordered to leave, citing growing Houthi threats to civilian infrastructure.

Italy is investigating whether Russian agents helped fuel violent cost-of-living protests in Milan and other European cities.

Officials suspect possible foreign coordination due to the scale and organization of the unrest, though no evidence has been confirmed.

Source: Bloomberg

Reporter: How was waiving those sanctions on Russia to secure the release of the hostage not giving something to Russia?

Trump: Are you a stupid person? Who do you work for?

Reporter: ABC News.

Trump: You're a stupid person.

Trump on Ukraine:

We're "maybe close" to a deal for the first time in a long time.

When you're close to a deal and in very delicate negotiations, you don't put sanctions on.

Trump to a reporter:

You don't know what you're talking about. You're dumb. You're a low IQ person, and you work for CNN.

Q: Do you regret going to war with Iran?

Trump: I think it's one of the greatest things we've done.

Reporter: Who ordered Starlink limitations for Ukraine?

Trump: I wasn't involved.

Reporter: Did Elon Musk order it?

Trump: I don't know who did it, but I wasn't involved.

Senate Republicans are increasingly worried about Mississippi, a state that hasn't elected a Democratic senator in 44 years.

GOP leaders are considering emergency spending to protect Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as Democrat Scott Colom mounts a surprisingly competitive challenge.

Source: Axios

Thousands of students and teachers protested across Greece, demanding more education funding, better schools, higher pay, and affordable housing.

Around 10,000 people marched in Athens.

A senior Iranian security official told Fars News that Tehran expects another U.S.-Israeli attack and considers Washington’s diplomatic efforts insincere.

The official warned that any renewed large-scale conflict involving assassinations of Iranian officials or civilian killings would lead Iran to consider U.S. political targets and the infrastructure of countries involved in the war legitimate targets.

Source: Fars News