💨 🇶🇦 QatarEnergy reports that its oil tanker Aqua 1 was attacked this morning in the sea north of Qatar.

💬 🇦🇺 Australian PM Albanese begs ordinary Australians not to use fuel amid Hormuz crisis:

If you can switch to catching the train, bus or tram to work, do so.

#️⃣ 🇦🇪🇮🇷🇺🇸 THE UAE IS PREPARING TO HELP THE UNITED STATES REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ — WSJ.

ABU DHABI IS LOBBYING FOR A UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE SUCH A STEP.

😭 🇮🇷 IRAN’S REVENUES FROM CONTROLLING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL BE AT LEAST TWICE AS HIGH AS ITS OIL EXPORT REVENUES, said an aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader.

#️⃣ 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇷🇺 THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS ALLOCATED €80 MILLION TO UKRAINE FROM REVENUES GENERATED BY FROZEN RUSSIAN ASSETS.

KALLAS ALSO CALLED FOR TOUGHENING SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA RATHER THAN EASING THEM.

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 The White House says Trump may abolish birthright citizenship, calling it a “scam.”

As a result, giving birth in the U.S. to obtain citizenship for a child may no longer be possible, according to online discussions.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump says he is “strongly considering” pulling the U.S. out of NATO.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on NATO:

I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and Putin knows that too, by the way.

💬 🇬🇧 Keir Starmer on Iran:

This is not our war. We will not be drawn into the conflict.

That is not in our national interest.

💬 🇬🇧 Keir Starmer:

Whatever the pressure on me and others, whatever the noise, I am going to act in the British national interests in the decisions I make.

#️⃣ 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kremlin:

Zelensky needs to make a decision “today already” to withdraw the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the territory of Donbas; he should have made this decision “yesterday already.”

💬 🇹🇷 Turkish President Erdogan on Iran:

The primary party responsible for this unlawful war—which has not only turned our region into a place of devastation but also imposed a heavy economic burden on all of humanity—is the Israeli government, which is addicted to conflict, chaos, and crisis.

💬 🇹🇷 Turkish President Erdogan on Iran:

Any development that leads to the continuation of the war by opening new fronts will serve Israel’s bloody strategy and will, in turn, harm our region.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump:

Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!

We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!

💬 🇮🇷 IRGC:

The Strait of Hormuz will not be opened to the enemies of our people with ridiculous theatrical shows from the American president.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran:

I do not care about the nuclear material; we will watch by satellite.

😭 🇹🇷🇮🇷 Türkiye is negotiating with Iran to allow 11 Turkish-owned ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Fourteen Turkish ships are currently in the strait; three are staying for ongoing operations, while the rest are seeking clearance.

So far, only one Turkish vessel has been allowed through.

- Anadolu Agency, Bloomberg

💬 🇮🇷 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

There is currently no negotiation between us.

The exchange of messages… is ongoing but it is not a negotiation.

💬 🇮🇷 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

At present there is no ground for negotiation.

Trust is at zero.

There is no trust that negotiation with the United States can lead to results.