🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️– Trump is trying to strangle Iran's lifeline through the blockade of Hormuz, but the Iranians are betting that his political pain will be limited — New York Times

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️– A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could turn a regional conflict into a global financial shock, which could be more devastating than the fighting itself — Wall Street Journal

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️– Former U.S. Secretary of State: "Trump, by starting the imposed war against Iran, put himself in a very difficult situation from which it is very hard to get out."

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷🇫🇮⚡️– President of Finland: "Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz has become similar to a real nuclear weapon.

Iran has the upper hand in a war with Israel and the United States due to its control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran currently holds many leverage points."

🇮🇱🇩🇪⚡️– Criminal Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to the German Chancellor:

"The days when Germans dictated to Jews where they should live are over and will not return.

The German Chancellor should bow his head and apologize a thousand times on behalf of Germany."

🇮🇷🇸🇦🇺🇸⚡️– Saudi Arabia is Pressuring the U.S. to drop its Naval blockade of Iran.

🇹🇷🇮🇱⚡️– Turkish President Erdogan:

"We must be strong to prevent Israel from doing this to Palestine. Just as we entered Libya and Karabakh, we can enter Israel. Nothing prevents us from doing this, said Erdogan."

🇬🇧🇺🇸⚡️–Ed Davey, the leader of the UK's Liberal Democrats:

"Donald Trump is no leader of the free world. He’s a dangerous and corrupt gangster. The Prime Minister needs to call off the King’s state visit to Washington before it’s too late."

🇮🇱🇱🇧🇨🇦⚡️– A Canadian citizen was killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇵🇰⚡️BRRAKING: U.S. and Iranian negotiation teams will return to Islamabad for peace talks later this week — Reuters

🇮🇱🇮🇷🇷🇺⚡️BREAKING: Russia sent a 'stern' warning to Israeli after airstrikes at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southwestern Iran risked Russian lives working at the facility — Israeli Channel 12

🇮🇱🇮🇹⚡️BREAKING: Italy has suspended its military defense agreement with Israel.

🇨🇳🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️– China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson:

"Media reports accusing China of providing military support to Iran are purely fabricated. If the U.S. goes ahead with the tariff hikes on China on the basis of these accusations, the US will face countermeasures from China."