JD Vance:

The Iranians have got to take the next step, or Trump has a lot of options to go back to the war.

JD Vance:

Trump has talked about sanctions relief. He has also talked about economic partnerships and things like that.

But that’s not going to happen unless the Iranians make a firm commitment to stop anything close to the development of a nuclear weapon.

Reporter: Is the threat to wipe Iranian civilization off the map still on the table? Is it fair to keep 90 million Iranians under that threat for the actions of their leaders?

JD Vance: The leadership is really to blame for the condition of the country of Iran.

JD Vance:

If they break their end of the bargain, they’re going to face serious consequences.

JD Vance on Ghalibaf:

I actually wonder how good he is at understanding English, because there are things that he said that frankly did not make sense in the context of the negotiations we had.

BREAKING: Trump administration considering pulling U.S. troops from NATO allies that refused to support the Iran campaign and redeploying them to countries that backed U.S. efforts.

Source: WSJ

JD Vance:

You know, my wife has the right to skydive, but she doesn’t jump out of an airplane because we have an agreement that she’s not going to do that—I don’t want my wife jumping out of an airplane.

We don’t really concern ourselves with what they claim they have the right to do; we concern ourselves with what they actually do.

US may close at least one military base, possibly in Spain or Germany.

Source: WSJ

JD Vance on Lebanon:

I think the situation with Lebanon is a “reasonable misunderstanding.”

Neither we nor the Israelis said that Lebanon was going to be part of the ceasefire.

JD Vance:

Ghalibaf talked about an attack that had allegedly happened on Iran and how that was a violation of the ceasefire.

Ceasefires are always messy. An hour after the president announced the ceasefire, the Iranians launched a bunch of missiles. Then the Israelis responded, then some of the Gulf Arab states responded.

This is the nature of a ceasefire. No ceasefire ever goes without a little bit of choppiness.

JD Vance:

The first 10-point proposal was something that was submitted, and we frankly think it was probably written by ChatGPT.

It immediately went into the garbage and was rejected.

There was a second 10-point proposal that was much more reasonable.

It was based on some back-and-forth between us and the Pakistanis. That is the proposal the president was referencing, and it’s true as of yesterday.

And then, frankly, I’ve seen a third 10-point proposal that’s even more maximalist than the first one that’s been floating around various social media channels.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

We stand with all our might alongside the Hezbollah mujahideen, and we will punish the Zionist enemy.

The responsibility for the collapse of the ceasefire lies with America, which either does not want to or cannot leash its rabid dog.

Violations of the ceasefire by America will also not be tolerated.

FBI Director Kash Patel:

FBI and our partners have arrested a former SOCOM employee, who supported our top-level military warfighters, for allegedly transmitting classified information to a member of the media.

Oil companies are quietly pushing back against Trump’s Iran peace plan because it could allow Iran to charge tolls on ships using the Strait of Hormuz.

Executives warn that adding fees of around $2–2.5 million per shipment, along with higher insurance costs, would drive up global oil prices and could even expose companies to sanctions violations.

They’ve been raising these concerns with officials like Marco Rubio and JD Vance, though the administration appears open to considering Iran’s proposal.

Source: POLITICO

Iran says shipping in the Strait of Hormuz stopped after Israel violated the ceasefire with strikes on Lebanon.

IRGC said vessel traffic halted minutes after the attacks, while the White House maintains Lebanon is not part of the US-Iran ceasefire.

Israel continues to destroy buildings in Lebanon.

Macron condemned Israel’s strikes in Lebanon, warning they “pose a direct threat” to the ceasefire.

He urged that “Lebanon must be fully covered” by the deal.

NATO's Rutte:

I really admire Trump's leadership.

Senator Graham on Iran:

It’s in their DNA to want to acquire a nuclear weapon.

Senator Graham on Iran:

If you control Kharg Island, you control the Iranian economy.

It is a good place to start if you have to go back to this.

Q: When Trump threatened to kill the entire Iranian civilization, did that bother you as a diplomat?

Mark Rutte: I'm not commenting on everything. What I want you to know is I support Trump...