Netanyahu on his bribery case:

I received a Bugs Bunny doll and a pack of cigars from a friend, and I am being prosecuted for it as if it were a big deal.

Netanyahu:

I am speaking with heads of state who are astonished by our power and strength.

They want to become closer to us and want to be our friends.

Netanyahu:

Extreme Islam, both Sunni and Shia, is a threat to the entire world.

We can't say that this will solve itself.

Senior Turkish security sources to Al Jazeera:

Türkiye’s current position could change if a new Iranian attack occurs on our territory.

An attack on Türkiye would mean an attack on NATO.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Iran:

That was always in our planning—the chance that the U.S. Navy, or perhaps an international coalition, would be escorting tankers through.

There are tankers coming through now.... We know that they have not mined the Straits.

Russia is reportedly helping Iran’s attacks against the US, Israel, and Gulf allies by sharing intelligence such as satellite imagery and drone-targeting tactics, according to Western intelligence sources.

Source: Bloomberg

Iranian state media claims Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, the wife of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is alive, contradicting earlier reports that she had died from injuries after the Feb. 28 U.S.–Israeli strikes.

Source: Fars

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

Iran's proposal to ensure NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS was dismissed because U.S. counterparts didn't grasp the technical details.

Americans won't "make money" from surging oil prices and tariffs. They enrich corporations and crush households.

Trump privately advised Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado not to return to Venezuela yet, citing security risks.

Source: NYT

Oil prices could surge sharply if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for an extended period, according to projections from Bloomberg Economics.

The outlook suggests Brent crude could spike to around $100 if the strait is shut for one month.

About $130 with a two-month disruption.

And up to roughly $150–160 if closures last three months, before gradually easing as markets adjust.

German Chancellor Merz on nuclear energy:

Previous German federal governments decided to phase out nuclear energy. That decision is irreversible.

I regret this, but it is the reality.

Hezbollah reportedly fired shells from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley toward Syrian Army positions near the Syria–Lebanon border this week, according to U.S. officials and a Syrian diplomat.

Syrian troops did not respond. Hezbollah denied the attack, saying it already has an open front with Israel.

Source: WSJ

Trump on Iran:

They really are a nation of terror and hate.

They are paying a big price right now.

Trump tells his Macron drug prices story again at a Women's History Month event.

Senator Graham on Iran:

How can you be for Trump's war and not be for the troops who are fighting it?

You know, the people who are coming after me don't have the guts to come after Trump.

Senator Chris Murphy:

You cannot bomb a nation into submission.

You cannot impose regime change from the air.

When a nation sees images of America bombing elementary schools, it hardens their resolve.

Trump has apparently learned nothing from our nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Senator Graham on Iran:

If you think gas prices are high now, give the Ayatollah a nuclear weapon to terrorize the region and threaten the Strait of Hormuz.

He will control gas prices forever.

Senator Chris Murphy on Minab school strike:

What makes this incident even more unforgivable is that the president is lying to us.

The president of the United States knows that Iran doesn’t have Tomahawks.

The president of the United States should know that we are the only nation using Tomahawks.

Senator Graham on Khamenei:

I think he’s a homicidal maniac.

Senator Chris Murhpy on Iran's nuclear program:

The president has also said over and over again that a goal of the war is to permanently deny Iran the ability to have nuclear weapons.

But in our closed-door briefings, we learned that this is not actually a goal of the war plan.

It is not a goal of the war to destroy Iran’s nuclear program — which is not surprising, because you cannot destroy Iran’s nuclear program from the air.

You cannot destroy knowledge. You cannot hunt down with missiles every Iranian scientist who knows how to build a nuclear reactor.

And much of the material is buried so far underground that it is immune to an air campaign.

But then why is the president and the Department of Defense telling the American people that the point of the war is to destroy Iran’s nuclear program?

Senator Graham on Iran:

Do you see any American ground troops? I don't see a need for it.

This is not Iraq.