Trump:

You can ask me anything you want. You can talk sex. Whatever the hell you want.

Trump:

If it’s a military operation, I don’t need any approvals. If it’s a war, you are supposed to get approval from Congress.

So I call it a military operation.

Trump:

Africa has tremendous potential if they can unify.

Trump on NATO:

I guess we don’t have to be there for NATO based on their actions.

That sounds like a breaking story, right? But that is a fact.

Trump:

I know it doesn’t sound right for me to say this, but I would love my legacy to be made as a great peacemaker.

I really believe I am a peacemaker. It doesn’t seem it right now, but I think I am a peacemaker.

Meanwhile, the United States and Israel are bombing Iran.

Ten U.S. service members were injured in an Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

Two were very seriously injured and eight seriously injured.

Source: CBS News

BIG: Houthis in Yemen fired a missile at southern Israel for the first time since U.S. and Israel launched war on Iran.

Israel says it shot down the missile.

It appears the Houthis may be joining the wider Iran–Israel fighting more directly.

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At a G7 meeting, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas pressed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on why the U.S. hasn’t taken tougher action against Russia.

Kallas pointed out that a year had passed without increased pressure, asking when U.S. “patience” would run out.

Rubio, visibly frustrated, shot back that the U.S. is doing its best to end the war and suggested critics try themselves.

Source: Axios

The USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group is being sent to the U.S. Central Command region, where American forces are operating around Iran.

It has just completed combat-readiness training, meaning it’s prepared for major operations.

Officials say it could join ongoing actions against Iran, but no final decision has been made.

Source: CBS News

Oman's Port of Salalah was hit by two drones, again.

One foreign worker was injured, and a crane was damaged.

The U.S. Failed to Break Iran’s Missile Power

The United States has confirmed it can only verify the destruction of roughly one-third of Iran’s missile arsenal as the U.S.-Israeli campaign against the country approaches its one-month mark

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BREAKING: Yemen's Houthis:

We carried out our first military operation using ballistic missiles against sensitive Israeli military targets.

Our operations will continue until the declared goals are achieved.

We will continue until the aggression stops on all fronts.

Israel Strikes Two Iranian Nuclear Program Sites

Israel has struck two key nuclear-related facilities inside Iran, including a heavy-water plant and a yellowcake production site.

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Yemen’s Houthis Join The War

Yemen’s Houthis have announced they are now directly involved in the war, claiming a ballistic missile strike on Israeli military targets.

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Zelensky met Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) in the UAE.

They discussed Iran-related threats, oil risks, and regional security.

Ukraine offered its air defense experience and agreed on closer security and defense cooperation.

NEW: Kuwait says its international airport was hit by multiple drone attacks.

The strikes caused significant damage to radar systems.

NEW: Iranian strikes at Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base damaged a U.S. E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft along with multiple refueling aircraft.

Source: Air & Space Forces

Trump on Kuwait:

Kuwait fought even though they shot down three of our planes with the finest missiles.

We could have done without that.

They didn't know they were our planes. They wasted three great Patriot missiles.