Talks between Lebanon and Israel will begin next week.

Source: Reuters

Q: If you were prepared, why is the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed right now?

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright: Because it’s right next to the Iranian shoreline.

Iran’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, said Iran wants a “serious review” of relations with Gulf states due to the ongoing U.S.–Israeli War on Iran.

He denied Iran was behind attacks on Saudi oil facilities, saying Iran only targets U.S. and Israeli interests.

Source: Reuters

Iran has arrested 500 people accused of sharing information with enemies as U.S. and Israeli airstrikes continue, the country’s Police Chief said Sunday.

Police Chief Ahmadreza Radan said some suspects allegedly provided targeting information or filmed strike locations and sent the footage.

Source: Reuters

Zelensky:

We are not at war with Iran.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

Canada does not seek nuclear weapons.

Kevin Hassett, Director of the US National Economic Council, said US military strikes on Iran have cost about $12 billion so far.

“The latest number I was briefed on was 12.”

Iran’s ability to block the Strait of Hormuz and widen the war is greater than previously expected.

Netanyahu ignored advice from Trump and senior officials and targeted Iranian oil storage facilities.

Netanyahu believed burning Iranian oil tanks would create chaos inside Iran’s leadership.

A mission to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz could take weeks before implementation.

Current estimates indicate the war could last between 4 and 6 weeks.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) may still possess nuclear fuel, which it could use as leverage in negotiations and to pressure a U.S. withdrawal.

Source: NYT

NEW: Trump administration plans to announce a multinational naval coalition to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Several countries have agreed in principle to join the escort mission.

It remains unclear whether operations will begin during the conflict or after hostilities end.

Some governments remain cautious due to the risks of operating in an active war zone.

Source: WSJ

Iran war could trigger the worst Gulf economic downturn since the 1990s Gulf War, especially if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

Qatar and Kuwait could see GDP shrink by up to 14% if the strait stays shut for two months.

Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates may see GDP drop about 3–5%, though they can reroute some oil exports.

Source: Bloomberg

Iran’s Army warned residents in parts of Dubai and Doha to evacuate, saying U.S. military personnel are hiding in those areas and they could be targeted in upcoming strikes.

Israeli forces killed four members of the Bani Odeh family, including two children, after opening fire on their car in Tammun near Tubas, West Bank.

Victims: Ali Bani Odeh (37), Wa’ed Bani Odeh (35), Mohammad (5), and Othman (7).

Two other children were injured in the incident.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that a “Polexit” — Poland leaving the EU — is now a “real threat.”

Tusk accused nationalist forces, including allies of Karol Nawrocki and the Law and Justice (PiS) party, of pushing the country toward EU exit.

He called such a scenario “a catastrophe” and vowed to “do everything” to stop it.

Tusk also claimed forces seeking to “break up the EU” include Russia, the MAGA movement in the U.S., and European far-right leaders led by Viktor Orbán.

Source: Politico

Trump on Strait of Hormuz:

To keep the Strait of Hormuz open — yes, the countries in the region will have to join the fight.

We get nothing from the strait. The countries that receive the oil are the ones that must participate.

The strait must remain open all the way. We will be there to help them.

Source: C14

Trump:

Is there another leader in Israel who could do what Netanyahu has done? No, I really don’t think so.

You would not have had the State of Israel if Prime Minister Netanyahu had not been in office.

I support Bibi.

Source: C14

Trump on Israel–US relations:

The reports about tensions are a big mistake. A complete lie and fake news.

It’s fake news at a third-grade level.

The relations between our countries have never been better.

Source: C14

Trump on Iran:

They want to negotiate badly, as they should, but I don't think they're ready to do what they have to do.

But I think they will be ready at some point.

Trump on Iran:

We're always there for NATO. We're helping them with Ukraine — it's got an ocean in between us, doesn't affect us — but we've helped them.

It'd be interesting to see what country wouldn't help us with a very small endeavor, which is just keeping the strait open.

Trump on NATO and Iran:

Whether we get support or not, but I can say this — and I said it to them — we will remember.

Trump on the Strait of Hormuz:

I'm demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory because it is their territory.

It's the place from which they get their energy and they should come and they should help us protect it.

You could make the case that maybe we shouldn't even be there at all because we don't need it. We have a lot of oil.

Trump on Iran:

The kamikaze boats don’t exist. They’re fake. And you can almost see that when you look at them.

Because if they did exist, we’d hit them just like we hit other boats all over the place. But they don’t exist.

In fact, some of the people say, “Where are the boats? How come nobody’s seen the boats?” You know why? Because it’s AI generated. It’s fake.