Trump on Bush and Cheney:

I used to say: don't go into Iraq, don't attack Iraq.

Frankly, they attacked the wrong country.

Trump on Iran:

They shot first. And that was a big mistake — that they shot first — because we have been knocking the hell out of them.

Trump on Iran:

Soleimani had total control over Iran.

The leaders of Iran were afraid of Soleimani.

I killed him.

Trump on Iraq’s oil:

We're going to be taking out a lot of oil.

Trump:

Biden might have been sleepy, but boy, he could create inflation like nobody else.

Trump:

Inflation is down. That means prices are coming down.

Reporter: Will you sign the Russia sanctions bill?

Trump: Lindsey wanted it very badly. They may be adding Iran and Hezbollah to it too.

There is a good chance it gets done.

Trump on Iran:

I think the Middle East, believe it or not, is coming together.

We're getting rid of the bully of the Middle East.

Iran was the bully of the Middle East. They bullied Iraq. They bullied every country. There was fear all over the Middle East.

There is no fear anymore.

Trump on NATO Ankara Summit:

It was phenomenal. It was a love fest, to be honest.

They loved the United States. They even like me, but they love the United States.

It was incredible.

Trump on Iraq's PM:

This man is going to be a great leader. I knew what I was doing.

Mark my words.

BIG: Trump told Netanyahu in a phone call Thursday that Israel should begin pulling its forces out of Syria and also redeploy from parts of southern Lebanon, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.

Trump argued the Israeli military presence in Syria is fueling tensions and risking escalation, telling Netanyahu, "They don't want you there. You should redeploy." He made a similar appeal regarding Lebanon.

Source: Axios

Netanyahu:

There are no longer terrorist armies on our borders.

We have created security zones around Gaza and inside Gaza, around Lebanon and inside Lebanon, and around the Golan and inside Syria.

Netanyahu:

Like Israel's previous wars, the War of Revival revealed the extraordinary strength of our young generation.

We, in the government, made thoughtful and courageous decisions to act step by step against those who sought our destruction.

A U.S. official says American forces have been carrying out airstrikes in Iran for the past several hours.

Source: ABC News

Ukraine claims 116 Russian vessels hit in 9 days in the Sea of Azov.

At peak, they were hitting one vessel roughly every two hours.

Targets are mostly shadow fleet tankers, bulk carriers, tugs, and ferries supplying occupied Crimea.

Satellite imagery shows vessel traffic in the Azov dropping by over 55%.

Pro-Israel influencer Eyal Yakoby worked with Brad Parscale's influencer network, Influenceable, on multiple Israel-related campaigns.

Source: TIME

Iran's Deputy FM Kazem Gharibabadi:

The United States came and violated all of its commitments under this Memorandum of Understanding.

Actually, I should use a stronger word. The term "violation" might not even be adequate.

With the action the US announced tonight — the termination of the lifting of Iran's naval blockade — the United States has essentially cast aside all of its commitments under the Islamabad Understanding.

It has completely dismantled the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.