Trump on The Strait of Hormuz:

We don't need oil.

Trump on Iran:

They want to make a deal.

They are talking to our people.

Trump on Iran:

I saw Abraham Lincoln on fire. I called the general. I said, "General, is Abraham Lincoln burning down?"

"No, it is not burning down. Not a bullet was ever fired at it."

Trump on Iran:

We don't know who their leader is.

We have people who want to negotiate — we have no idea who they are.

Trump on Mojtaba Khamenei:

A lot of people are saying he’s badly disfigured. Some are saying he lost a leg — one leg — and that he’s been hurt very badly. Other people are saying he’s dead. Nobody is saying he’s 100% healthy.

We don’t know if he’s dead or not.

Nobody has seen him. Unusual.

Reporter: Now that you’ve announced that the U.S. has destroyed all of Iran’s mine-laying ships — why can’t the U.S. just immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

Trump: Well, we could, but it takes two to tango.

When the big supertankers come in, the ship owners may say, “Let me wait a little while.” These ships are very expensive — they can cost up to $2 billion — so they don’t want to take a chance.

They have to know it’s safe so they don’t have to say, “We don’t even know if they’ve set mines.” But even the thought that they may have is enough to keep people from moving.

Trump on whether Israel would use nuclear weapons on Iran:

Israel wouldn’t do that.

Israel would never do that.

Trump on Iran:

I have spoken to a certain former president who I like.

He said, "I wish I did it."

Trump on Iranian protestors:

They can be brave, but they’re not stupid. They have no guns, while there are snipers in buildings.

Trump:

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom told me yesterday, “I’m meeting with my team to make a determination.”

I said, “You don’t need to meet with your team. You’re the Prime Minister — you can make the decision yourself. Why do you have to meet with your team to decide whether you’re going to send something? Minesweepers or some boats?”

Trump:

They’ve gotten used to the fact that it’s being bombed in Lebanon.

I mean, people live in Ukraine. You would think they wouldn’t live in Ukraine, but they do.

I don’t know if I would do that, but they live there.

They live in Lebanon too.

Trump on Iran:

They are sending out 2–3 missiles. They still got some — they might have 8% left.

Trump on Iran:

When this is over, oil prices are going to go down very, very rapidly.

So is inflation. So is everything else.

Reporter: Does the U.S. support a potential Israeli invasion of Lebanon?

Trump: Hezbollah is a problem. It has been a problem for a long time.

NEW: Pakistan's jets hit central Kabul moments ago, with fires seen in the Afghan capital.

Trump on NATO and Ukraine:

We are working with them on Ukraine. Ukraine is thousands of miles away from us.

We don't have to do that.

Trump has publicly claimed that Iran wants negotiations, but Iranian officials say the opposite is happening behind the scenes.

According to them, Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff privately contacted Iran’s Foreign Minister seeking talks, yet Tehran ignored the messages and says it will not negotiate for now.

Source: Drop Site News

Cuba’s electrical grid completely collapsed Monday, causing a nationwide blackout—the first since the US effectively cut off oil supplies to the country.

Source: CNN