Oman’s Foreign Minister, Badr Albusaidi:

Both regional and US interests will truly be best served by a ceasefire now and a return to diplomacy as soon as possible.

The economic damage and potential for humanitarian catastrophe are unsustainable.

Türkiye summoned Iran’s Ambassador to Ankara to the Foreign Ministry to seek an explanation over a ballistic missile fired from Iran toward Türkiye.

Trump said it’s “too soon to talk about” the U.S. seizing Iran’s oil, but noted “certainly people have talked about it.”

He referenced Venezuela, saying “You look at Venezuela… people have thought about it.”

Source: NBC News

About Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump said “they made a big mistake” and “I don’t know if it’s going to last.”

Source: NBC News

Turkish President Erdogan:

Israel is trying to completely undermine the path toward a two-state solution by taking advantage of the international community’s attention shifting away from Gaza to other issues.

Through the unlawful and expansionist policies it has pursued since the declaration signed on October 10, the Netanyahu government has once again shown that it does not want peace and is not in favor of a solution.

Turkish President Erdogan on Iran:

In the attacks that have now entered their tenth day, nearly 1,500 Iranians have lost their lives so far, including more than 300 innocent children.

Turkish President Erdogan on Iran:

We do not accept the Middle East being put back on the operating table, just as it was a century ago.

The U.S. military has lost two more MQ-9 Reaper drones during Operation Epic Fury in Iran, bringing the total lost to 11 drones.

The 11 drones lost are worth over $330 million in total.

Source: CBS News

Lebanon has asked the U.S. to help arrange direct negotiations with Israel to stop the war, but both Washington and Israel responded skeptically.

Lebanon’s leadership is frustrated by the lack of U.S. engagement as hundreds of thousands flee the fighting.

Source: Axios

Pakistan will close schools for two weeks and shift more government work online to reduce fuel consumption after oil prices spiked due to the Iran War, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Monday.

Iran says it’s ready for a long war with the US and sees no room for diplomacy, according to senior official Kamal Kharazi in an interview with CNN.

He said the conflict will only end if rising global economic pressure—such as higher energy prices and disrupted oil supplies—forces other countries to push Washington to stop the war.

WATCH: UAE F-16 engages Iranian Shahed-136 drone at very low altitude.

Trump posts bizarre video on Truth Social titled “Kim Clement prophesying about Donald Trump (2007)”.

At a recent Mar-a-Lago gathering, Trump informally asked about 25 Republican donors and allies whether they would prefer Marco Rubio or JD Vance as the GOP presidential candidate in 2028.

According to attendees, the room overwhelmingly responded in favor of Rubio, with loud cheering when his name was mentioned.

Source: NBC News

The UK has no plans to send the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales to the Middle East, officials say.

The ship remains in high readiness but is instead being prepared for NATO operations in the North Atlantic and Arctic.

The clarification came after Trump mocked Keir Starmer, claiming Britain wanted to join the Iran conflict after it had already been “won.”

UK officials deny Trump influenced any decisions and say the ship’s readiness was simply to keep deployment options open.

Source: FT

NEW: Trump has told aides he would support killing Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, if he refuses U.S. demands such as ending Iran’s nuclear program.

Source: WSJ

The U.S. State Department has designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Moosavi:

From now on, no missile with a warhead lighter than one ton will be launched.

The wavelength of the launches and the wave levels will increase, and their range will become broader.

Security footage from Feb. 28 shows an explosion near Imam Reza Elementary School in Abyek, west of Tehran, after early U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran.

About 40 boys were playing outside when a blast hit a nearby communications tower less than 400 feet away, shattering windows and sending debris across the playground.

Iranian media said one student, Mahyar Zanganeh, was killed.

Satellite imagery suggests the tower was the intended target.

Source: NYT

Trump on Iran:

I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force.

Source: CBS News

Trump says he has someone in mind to replace Mojtaba Khamenei.

Source: CBS News