💬 🇦🇺 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.

💬 🇮🇷 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

We do not accept a ceasefire. We are seeking an end to the war.

We seek guarantees that such aggressions will not be repeated.

We seek… the payment of compensation for the extent of the damages inflicted on us and on the people of Iran.