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

Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly survived the missile strike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, because he had stepped outside into his garden moments before the attack.

Source: The Telegraph

Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is retiring at the end of the month.

Source: CBS News

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

Defending against invasion is a natural right, in which we are good at.

We expect the global community to condemn this invasion and convince invaders to respect international laws.

Commencing a war in order to conquest, based on false information, is a medieval act in 21st century.

Speaking of ending the war, is meaningless, until we ensure there will be no more attacks in our land in the future.

The U.S. has lost about a dozen MQ-9 Reaper drones so far, including one accidentally shot down by a Gulf state.

The U.S. has been flying more than 10 MQ-9 drones over Iran.

Source: WSJ

EU's Kaja Kallas:

Following the U.S. decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil, Europe will maintain sanctions and continue to move away from Russian fossil fuels.