Trump on Iran:

They literally have people in the streets machine-gunning people down if they want to protest, okay?

That’s a pretty high standard to say, “I want to go out and protest.”

Trump on Iran:

We are being nice. I can take out things within the next hour.

In one hour, you would be reading about taking out power plants that create electricity.

We could do things that would be so bad that they would never be able to rebuild as a nation again.

We are not doing it. We are trying to be nice about it.

Trump on Kharg Island:

I can change my mind in seconds.

Kilmeade: When are you going to know that it is over?

Trump: When I feel it in my bones.

Trump on his advisers:

They do speak their mind. We have some differences, but they never end up being much.

I convince them all to let’s do it my way.

Trump on James Talarico:

He is so woke. He is beyond woke.

Trump on shoes:

When they tell me they have a problem, I say, “Let me get you a pair of shoes.” It seems to work out pretty well.

Now they look all spiffy and nice.

I never like Cabinet members walking in on sneakers. Sneakers are wonderful, but I don’t want my Cabinet members wearing sneakers, so I’ll get them a pair of shoes. It’s a gift from Donald Trump.

Kilmeade: Do you think Putin is helping Iran?

Trump: I think he might be helping them a little bit. He probably thinks we are helping Ukraine, right?

Kilmeade: And you are, right?

Trump: Yeah, we are helping them also, and he says that and China would say the same thing.

They do it, and we do it, in all fairness.

Kilmeade: Are the Ukrainians helping us with drone defense?

Trump: We don’t need their help in drone defense.

We know more about drones than anybody.

We have the best drones in the world, actually.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posts in Turkish:

In these blessed days of Ramadan, the prayers offered by the brotherly Turkish nation and the solidarity shown by the friendly Republic of Türkiye for the people of Iran are a great source of strength and morale for us.

Iran will continue to firmly defend its sovereignty and the security of its people.

The US Army has sent 10,000 AI-enabled Merops interceptor drones, originally developed for Ukraine, to the Middle East to help defend against Iranian drone attacks.

The drones cost about $14,000–$15,000 each, with the potential to drop to $3,000–$5,000 in larger orders—far cheaper than using missile defenses like Patriot or THAAD, which can cost over $4 million per intercept.

The US also deployed Bumblebee explosive quadcopters designed to hunt and crash into enemy drones.

Source: Bloomberg

Turkish President Erdogan:

We are acting with great caution against traps and provocations aimed at dragging our country into war.

We are focusing not only on the visible side of the events, but also on what is hidden behind the scenes; we are ruling out no possibility and analyzing everything down to the finest detail.

Turkish President Erdogan:

I want you to be very careful against sectarian and ethnic provocations that are being stirred up simultaneously with the attacks on Iran.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We are entering a new period in which we must increase our pace and be more agile and more proactive.

Iran’s Larijani to Hegseth:

Our leaders have been, and still are, among the people. But your leaders?

On Epstein's island!

The U.S. is offering $10 million for information about Iranian leaders.

Trump:

Nobody has the technology or the weapons that we have...

We have the Tomahawks.

Trump on Iran:

It's an evil curse. They're evil people.

Jake Paul: If you could come back in history and reincarnate and experience someone else's life, who would you come back as?

Trump: I think Donald Trump right now. My life is very exciting. I have to be honest.

Trump on Iran:

We wiped out their leadership twice.

The second time they were meeting to pick which one of them would be the leader.

They got wiped out.

Now they're looking for a third time.

People say the son, but nobody knows where the son is.

Zelensky met Reza Pahlavi in Paris today.

They discussed Iran’s situation, the U.S. operation against the Iranian regime, and supporting change in Iran.

Zelensky emphasized wanting a “free Iran” that stops cooperating with Russia.