The political echelon's approval for the attack was given to the IDF about a week and a half ago.

Throughout this time, intelligence monitoring of Izz al-Din al-Haddad was continuous, and the attack was carried out now due to an operational opportunity with high chances of success.

Can you leave us? I am not joking. Can you leave us, please? Sir, excuse me.

If you don't surrender your phone, they will take out a gun, you know?

I am pleased to share that we have been successful in the repatriation of 11 Pakistani nationals, alongside 20 nationals of our brotherly country Iran, through Singapore, who were aboard vessels seized in the high seas by the United States.

All individuals have reached Bangkok from Singapore and already boarded the flight scheduled to reach Islamabad later tonight. Our Irani brothers will then be facilitated to return to their homeland.

Winners: U.S. soybean farmers and beef producers stand to gain the most immediate boost from renewed Chinese demand. Boeing secured a 200-jet order — exceeding the 150 requested — marking its first major Chinese commercial order in nearly a decade. U.S. energy exporters of oil and LNG also gained, with China signaling a shift away from Iranian and Middle Eastern crude. The Trump administration walked away with headline deals and warm optics ahead of the midterms.

Losers: Iran emerges as the clearest loser, with Beijing publicly opposing Hormuz disruption, pledging no military equipment to Tehran, and agreeing the strait "must remain open." U.S. hawks seeking tougher tech and export controls and Chinese nationalists wary of concessions saw their goals sidelined. Broader Indo-Pacific allies concerned about Taiwan also watched warily.

Bottom line: The deals are transactional rather than transformational — a "managed stability" that stabilizes relations but leaves core tensions over Taiwan, technology, and tariffs unresolved. Real impact hinges on whether China follows through on purchases and quietly leans on Iran.

I’m not looking to have somebody go independent. And, you know, we’re supposed to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war. I’m not looking for that.

I want Taiwan to cool down; I want China to cool down.