White House:

The US military has more than enough munitions, ammo, and weapons stockpiles to continue demolishing the Iranian regime and finish Operation Epic Fury, no matter how long it lasts.

Nevertheless, President Trump has always been intensely focused on strengthening our military, which is why the meeting with defense contractors was scheduled weeks ago.

The President will continue to call on these US companies to more speedily build American-made weapons, which are the absolute best in the world.

U.S. and Israeli forces are bombing Ilam, Iran.

A drone targeted Basra International Airport, an Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera.

Trump is scheduled to meet Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House on Friday at 2:30 p.m. (1930 GMT).

The closed-door meeting will last about an hour, after which Trump is expected to travel to Miami.

BREAKING: Trump on Iran:

There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!

After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before.

IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. “MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).”

The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February.

Source: WSJ

Kuwait has begun cutting oil output at some fields after storage tanks filled up due to disruptions to exports through the Strait of Hormuz.

The country may soon reduce production further to levels needed only for domestic use.

Source: WSJ

Trump on the Iranian leadership:

It's going to work like it did in Venezuela. We have a wonderful leader there.

She's doing a fantastic job, and it's gonna work like that.

I don't mind religious leaders, I work with a lot of religious leaders and they are fantastic.

Source: CNN

Trump:

We have already figured out the Strait of Hormuz. We have knocked out their Navy.

When you knock out the Navy, they can't do what they want to do.

Source: CNN

Trump told CNN today that the United States has destroyed 25 ships of the Iranian Navy.

Just yesterday, CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper said the number was over 30 ships.

Trump to CNN:

Cuba is going to fall pretty soon.

Trump administration officials told lawmakers in closed-door briefings this week that the U.S. was operating in the area of Iran where an elementary school was struck, killing scores of children.

Source: NBC News

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The Israeli military said five soldiers from the Givati Brigade were seriously wounded by indirect fire while inside Israeli territory near the Lebanon border.

Three additional soldiers were lightly wounded in the same incident.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 217 people have been killed and 798 wounded in Israeli attacks on the country.

Zelensky visited the Donetsk region.

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40 countries in The Hague Group proposed coordinated measures addressing Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. The talks focused on accountability for alleged international crimes & restrictions on settlement trade & arms transfers.

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Trump:

We are moving thousands of people out of various Countries throughout the Middle East. It is being done quietly, but seamlessly.

The State Department, under Secretary Marco Rubio, is doing a great job!

WATCH: CCTV footage of U.S.–Israeli attack near Iran's Qazvin boys’ school, resulting in the killing of a teenager on the first day of the war.

Heavy damage at U.S. military base Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.

The majority of U.S. casualties occurred at this base.

And here's the first FPV drone use from Iran.

IRGC forces hit an ELINT/EW facility in KRG-controlled territory near the border.