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.

NEW: Trump rejected a proposal from Putin to move Iran’s enriched uranium to Russia as part of a deal to end the war.

Putin suggested transferring Iran’s ~450 kg of 60% enriched uranium to Russia.

Trump turned down the offer.

The uranium stockpile is enough for more than 10 nuclear bombs if further enriched.

Source: Axios

Trump on Iran:

We support gays, but they throw gays off the buildings.

Ric Grenell is expected to step down as president of the Kennedy Center on Monday ahead of a planned two-year shutdown for major renovations.

Matt Floca will replace him as president.

Grenell will remain as an unpaid consultant.

The center — renamed the Trump Kennedy Center — is set to close in July for reconstruction funded by $257 million from Congress.

Richard “Ric” Grenell is a senior U.S. diplomat and close ally of Donald Trump who has held several high-profile roles.

He served as U.S. ambassador to Germany (2018–2020) and acting Director of National Intelligence in 2020.

He is known as a loyal Trump foreign-policy adviser and the first openly gay official to lead the U.S. intelligence community (acting DNI).

Source: Axios

Next month’s Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Formula 1 Grands Prix are expected to be cancelled due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

An official announcement could come by Monday, as teams face a March 20 deadline to ship equipment to Bahrain.

CONFIRMED: A video verified by the New York Times shows ballistic missiles launched from Bahrain toward Iran, likely from a U.S.-made HIMARS launcher.

It’s the first confirmed strike on Iran originating from a Gulf country since the war began.

Source: NYT