—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Reporter: ‘Mr. President, Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, is that true?’

Trump: ‘Did they? I don’t think so. I guess we’ll have a bit more information on that by the end of the day’

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—❗️🇮🇷 IRGC Major General Naqdi: ‘It may be that if the war continues, it’ll become a world war’

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Trump calls Iran ‘a little cute’ for closing the Strait of Hormuz again.

Most Iranian media seem to be transitioning to war mode btw.

Preparing public opinion for a resumption of the war.

—❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇳 WATCH: The voice message of the Indian ship ‘Sanmar Herald’ to the IRGC Navy

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 WATCH: For the first time, footage has been released of an Iranian hospital being bombed by the American-Zionist alliance during the early days of the war

At 0:37, a nurse can be seen desperately trying to save as many infants as she can carry.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: An Iranian official told CNN that Iran will prioritize ‘ships that pay’ to pass the Strait of Hormuz

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‘You stop being so gay, and we won’t send as many missiles as before’

Honestly good deal

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇮🇱 NEW: President Trump held a closed security briefing today with General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

An informed U.S. intelligence source tells Axios that ‘preparations are being taken’ to return to war with Iran if there is no diplomatic breakthrough by the end of this weekend.

Hebrew Channel 12 also reports that Israel is preparing for a return to fighting in the coming days.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf:

‘We firmly confronted the U.S. efforts to clear our mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and we and considered it a violation of the ceasefire.

During the Islamabad talks, this almost escalated to the point of conflict, but the enemy retreated.

In Islamabad I told the American delegation that if their mine sweepers move even a little forward from its position, we would open fire. They asked for 15 minutes to give the order to return, and they did.’

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: An Israeli soldier was killed in a ‘security incident’ in southern Lebanon about two hours ago

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: According to U.S. intelligence and military estimates, Iran retains about 60% of its missile launchers, and could ‘reclaim’ 70% of its prewar missile arsenal

At the time of the ceasefire, Iran had access to about half its missile launchers, but ~100 systems were dug out from caves and bunkers in the days immediately following the ceasefire, bringing that number back to 60%. – New York Times

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Whispers in Tehran and Pakistani circles that negotiations with the U.S. have practically collapsed.

Iran not moving an inch on its red lines regarding uranium enrichment, fate of the stockpile, and Strait of Hormuz.

At the moment there are intense last minute efforts to revive the diplomatic path. Needs to happen soon.

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf:

‘I believe firmly in the path of Islam and true national independence, and so do all my colleagues. The path of truth.

I have no problem dying for this and sacrificing my life, honor and everything I have for this path.’

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