Brig. Gen. Hassan Hassanzadeh, commander of Tehran’s IRGC, said Iran is “stronger today than on the first day of the war” with the US and Israel.

He warned Washington that continued “threats and pressure” would bring “heavy, fatal, and regrettable blows.”

Trump:

In two wars recently, we’ve lost a total of 13 service members.

In Venezuela — which was a complete and total victory, where we’re working very closely with the Venezuelan government right now — we took that over in one day and lost no one.

In Operation Epic Fury, we lost 13 wonderful souls.

U.S. official to Al Jazeera:

Hezbollah ignored repeated requests to cease fire against Israel, including the latest warning.

Israel will respond to attacks targeting its forces and civilians; this is not the Biden administration.

Iranian President Pezeshkian has issued a decision to restore internet service.

Netanyahu:

We are at war with Hezbollah.

In recent weeks alone, our heroic fighters have eliminated more than 600 terrorists. I want you to know this: more than 600 terrorists.

But we are not taking our foot off the gas. On the contrary, I said to step on the gas even more.

We will strike them. True, they are firing drones at us, FPV drones. We have a special team working on this and we will solve this as well.

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Russia plans “systemic strikes” on Kyiv.

Lavrov urged Marco Rubio to evacuate the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.

Prof. John Mearsheimer:

What the Israelis really wanted was to do to Iran what’s been done to Syria — break it into pieces.

Prof. John Mearsheimer:

The decision to attack Iran on February 28th and involve the United States and Israel in this war was a catastrophic mistake.

This decision will far outdistance the Iraq 2003 war as the greatest foreign policy blunder the United States ever made.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus:

We were denied access to many of the bases we normally occupy.

Now, the truth is, we’re not as inclined to occupy these bases now that we have seen what the Iranians can throw at them.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus:

We have not remotely learned all the lessons we should have from the war in Ukraine.

That is the future of war right now. Ukraine is using 10,000 drones a day.

Ninety percent of the casualties on the Russian side are caused by drones. Tanks can’t manoeuvre anymore. They can’t survive. Armored vehicles can’t survive.

And by the way, there’s more coming. Within a year or two, we’re going to see unmanned systems that are not remotely piloted.

In the future, we’re going to see autonomous systems — truly autonomous — that do not require a pilot to remotely operate them.

Then you face drone swarms. And that is something for which we really don’t have a solution.

Footage shows HIMARS launches targeting Iran from a Gulf country during the recent U.S.-Iran conflict.

JD Vance is reportedly becoming more isolated within Trump’s administration after Tulsi Gabbard resigned.

His non-interventionist stance on Iran has reportedly put him at odds with Trump, while Marco Rubio has gained influence.

Some reports also suggest Vance could skip a 2028 presidential run to avoid being tied to recent controversies.

Source: Daily Mail

BIG: Qatari mediation has helped the US and Iran reach an understanding over Tehran’s frozen assets.

Source: Al Jazeera

Several explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas and parts of the Persian Gulf, though the source remains unclear.

Source: Fars

US and Israel are working to end Jordan’s custodianship of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque and replace it with a new Israeli-controlled “multi-faith” administration.

The proposed plan would allow expanded Jewish prayer access and give Israel influence over mosque leadership and Friday sermons.

Source: MEE

WATCH: Video captured the moment a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile was intercepted directly over a camera operator in Kyiv and fell onto a nearby tennis court.

The missile did not detonate — only its fuel burned.

Iran's President Pezeshkian:

The very same women whom they used to say should be arrested.

Now you take footage of them holding the Supreme Leader's flag, saying 'I am willing to give my life for Iran.'

Whereas, once upon a time, they told us to arrest them, to fine them.

Russian forces attempted to shoot down a real stork with an FPV interceptor drone on the southern front.

The stork narrowly escaped by entering a sharp spin at the last moment to evade the attack.

NEW: US or joint US-Israeli jets struck two IRGC Navy speedboats off Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing at least 4 Iranian personnel.

The strike occurred roughly 48 hours before the report surfaced.

Iranian media were under pressure not to publish the story to avoid disrupting ongoing ceasefire negotiations

Trump demanded that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, and Jordan sign the Abraham Accords as part of any Iran ceasefire deal.

Pakistan immediately rejected the proposal, calling the two issues "not interlinked and cannot be made so."

Saudi Arabia's longstanding position requires a roadmap to Palestinian statehood before normalizing with Israel.

Source: Reuters