Netanyahu to Newsmax:

We agree with Trump on just about everything, but there are areas of disagreement.

One of them is providing F-35s to Türkiye.

Netanyahu to Newsmax:

If it weren't for the United States, Nazism could have won. Stalinism could have won.

And we would have entered into a dark age for God knows how many hundreds of years.

FIFA will consider lifting its ban on Russian teams after the IOC dropped its recommendation to exclude Russia from international sports.

No decision has been made yet, with FIFA saying it will review the IOC's move before deciding on next steps.

Source: Sky News

Netanyahu to Newsmax:

Iran definitely has chemical weapons.

That is another threat they pose.

Saudi Arabia is delaying or blocking bank transfers from Saudi accounts to recipients in the UAE, particularly in Dubai.

Companies say payments that previously cleared normally have been held for days before being returned without explanation, disrupting trade and forcing some firms to route funds through Bahrain or use more expensive payment methods.

Saudi Arabia's central bank denies imposing country-specific restrictions, saying banks apply standard risk-based compliance measures.

Source: FT

Iran's Press TV reports that several explosions have been heard in the southern Iranian port city of Sirik.

Dan Scavino, Trump’s longtime adviser and White House Deputy Chief of Staff:

Daddy’s in Ankara, Türkiye tonight for the NATO Summit.

CENTCOM says the U.S. launched major strikes on Iran after Iran attacked three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to visit Israel on Wednesday for the first time as defense chief.

Hegseth is expected to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Source: CNN

CENTCOM says the latest US strikes on Iran are over after hitting more than 80 military targets, including air defenses and IRGC boats.

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya HQ says it will retaliate against recent U.S. strikes.

Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron commander and father of two, was declared dead after disappearing during an emergency helicopter landing in the Arabian Sea.

Despite a massive four-day search, he was never found.

An ICE agent shot and killed a Mexican man during an immigration operation in Houston after DHS says he tried to flee and drive into an agent.

Source: CNN

Iran's Ghalibaf:

The era of bullying and extortion is over. It leads nowhere. We don’t fold.

Kuwait activates warning sirens nationwide.

Iran's IRGC says it launched a coordinated missile and drone attack on 85 U.S. military targets in Bahrain (U.S. Fifth Fleet), Kuwait (Ali Al Salem Air Base), and Salman Port.

IRGC also claims it shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone.

Netanyahu, after appearing on Fox and CNN, is now on Newsmax and is once again complaining about the possibility of Trump selling F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye.

He also, for the third interview in a row, incorrectly claims that Cyprus is a NATO member—even though it isn't.

Netanyahu is now comparing Turkish President Erdogan to Kim Jong Un and likening Türkiye to North Korea during his Newsmax interview.

NATO’s Rutte in Ankara Summit:

I expect allies today to reconfirm that Iran should never ever get its hands on a nuclear capability.

Reporter: What is your reaction to the recent U.S. attacks on Iran?

NATO's Rutte: I think it was absolutely necessary. Iran is violating the ceasefire.

NATO’s Rutte in Ankara Summit:

You cannot defend yourself with dollars, pounds, euros, or liras.

You have to protect yourself with men and women in uniform. You have to recruit them.

You need a defense industrial output.