NEW: An oil tanker was targeted in territorial waters near Iraq.

Trump on Gavin Newsom:

He has mental problems. He’s not a smart person.

He’s unable to read a speech... There’s nothing wrong with that, but I don’t want the President of the United States to have a cognitive deficiency, right?

And when he admitted this, I said, “I think he just lost the Democrat nomination.”

Jake Paul shows up and speaks at Trump's event.

Trump to Jake Paul:

I predict that you will be running for political office in the not-so-distant future, and you have my complete endorsement.

Reporter: If Iran tries to hit us back, have you been briefed about how many Iran sleeper cells there could be inside the US right now?

Trump: I have been, and a lot of people came in through Biden with his stupid open border. But we know where most of them are.

U.S. intelligence assessments say Iran’s government remains stable and in control, with no signs of imminent collapse despite weeks of U.S.-Israeli strikes and the death of senior leaders, including the supreme leader.

Reports also suggest Iranian Kurdish militias lack the manpower and weapons to seriously challenge the regime.

Source: Reuters

READ MORE

Satellite imagery shows three large, aligned impact craters on the Taleghan-2 facility at Iran’s Parchin military complex, a site linked to nuclear weapons research.

The pattern suggests B-2 bombers may have used 30,000-lb GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker-buster bombs to target the hardened underground structure, though officials have not confirmed the weapon used.

Source: TWZ

Reporter: What have you heard about this bulletin about an Iran revenge plot in California — some kind of boat offshore launching drones?

Trump: It’s being investigated. You have a lot of things happening.

Trump on Iran:

The Straits are in great shape. We’ve knocked out all of their boats.

They have some missiles, but not very many. I think we’re in very good shape.

Brent crude climbed back above $100 per barrel earlier today, rising around 8–9%.

The surge came despite a record 400 million-barrel strategic reserve release by the IEA, as markets remain worried about prolonged supply disruptions.

It's now trading at near 98$.

CENTCOM released videos showing airstrikes destroying several Iranian aircraft on runways, including a C-130 Hercules, P-3F Orion, and a Soviet-designed Il-76.

UKMTO reported that a container ship was struck by an unknown projectile about 35 nautical miles north of Jebel Ali port in the UAE.

The impact caused a small fire on board, which was quickly brought under control. All crew members are safe and unharmed.

Trump on Iran:

We could take apart their electric capacity within one hour, and it would take them 25 years to rebuild it.

Trump on Iran:

Most people say it's already been won; it's just a question of when.

When do we stop? We don't want to let it regrow, and ideally we'd like to see somebody in there who knows what they're doing.

An Indian source claimed Iran will allow India-flagged oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

However, an Iranian source denied that any such exemption has been granted.

Source: Reuters

Trump on Iran:

They are pretty much at the end of the line. It doesn't mean we're going to end it immediately.