Marco Rubio on Iran:

When it comes to hostage-taking, there has been no worse offender in the world than the clerical regime in Tehran.

They are the worst offenders in the world of terrorism and hostage-taking.

WATCH: A Jewish man in Nice, France harassed pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

When police arrived, he pretended to be the victim of an antisemitic attack.

Source: Rima Hassan

NEW: At least three U.S. B-52 bombers have landed at RAF Fairford in the U.K., signaling preparations for potential sustained heavy bomber strikes against Iran.

Source: Airport Action

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran will not apologize for defending Iran and has no hostility toward any country in the region.

Iran says a desalination plant on Qeshm Island was targeted in an attack launched from the territory of a neighboring country, according to Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

WATCH: Iranians in Isfahan shouting “Allahu Akbar” as explosions were heard during U.S. / Israeli strikes on the city.

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are backing a new drone company, Powerus, which plans to go public through a merger with Nasdaq-listed Aureus Greenway.

The move expands the Trump family’s growing investments in defense drones as the Pentagon increases spending on unmanned systems, including a $1.1 billion program to procure hundreds of thousands of drones by 2027.

Source: WSJ

A Ukrainian pilot, Colonel Oleksandr Dovhach — commander of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade — was killed today while carrying out a combat mission.

Trump:

Australia is making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the Iran National Woman’s Soccer team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely be killed.

Don’t do it, Mr. Prime Minister, give ASYLUM. The U.S. will take them if you won’t.

Protesters in Tunis Rally Against US-Israel War on Iran

About 100 protesters gathered on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis to oppose US-Israeli strikes on Iran and express solidarity with Iranians & Palestinians.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

9 days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil prices have doubled while all commodities are skyrocketing.

We know the U.S. is plotting against our oil and nuclear sites in hopes of containing huge inflationary shock. Iran is fully prepared.

And we, too, have many surprises in store.

Iran's Larijani:

It is unlikely that any security can be achieved in the Strait of Hormuz amid the flames of war ignited by the United States and Israel in the region—especially if this occurs by the design of parties that were not far removed from supporting this war and contributing to its escalation.

IRGC Advisor Brigadier General Sardar Ebrahim Jabbari:

As someone who is informed, I say this: we are prepared for ten years of war with the United States — at least ten years.

The Defense Department has identified the seventh service member killed in Iranian attacks as Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky.

Pennington was wounded in a March 1 attack on his base in Saudi Arabia and died from his injuries on Sunday.

He was stationed at a strategic radar site that supports missile defense early warning systems.

He died after being injured in an Iranian attack at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

JD Vance refers to the Iran War as a “conflict,” while Trump openly calls it a war.

NEW: Trump said the US is “nowhere near” sending ground troops to Iran to secure nuclear material at the Isfahan facility.

“We haven’t made any decision on that. We’re nowhere near it,” Trump said.

Source: New York Post

Trump criticized Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, saying “I’m not happy with him.”

When asked about his plans, Trump refused to elaborate, saying “Not going to tell you.”

Earlier, he warned that Khamenei “is not going to last long” if he does not “get approval from us.”

Source: New York Post

Trump said ships waiting at the Strait of Hormuz should “show some guts” and move through the waterway despite tensions with Iran.

In an interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Sunday, Trump said, “There’s nothing to be afraid of, they have no Navy, we sunk all their ships… and all but 20% of their launchers.”

U.S. President Trump said he is “not happy” with Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and is “nowhere near” ordering ground troops to the Isfahan nuclear facility.

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45 Lawmakers Call for a UK Apology for Balfour Declaration

45 British MPs & peers called for a UK apology over the 1917 Balfour Declaration & Britain’s rule in Palestine from 1917-1948, citing historic abuses & international law violations during the Mandate period that shaped the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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