We caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it that weren’t very nice.

A gift from China, perhaps — I don’t know. I am surprised.

I thought I had an understanding with President Xi. That's all right... that's the way war goes, right?

Meanwhile, Iran has informed mediators it will dispatch a delegation to Islamabad for talks with the U.S. once Washington lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports, amid uncertainty over the timing of a second round of cease-fire negotiations as the current truce nears expiration.

On Israel’s 78th Independence Day, we stand tall and say: Am Yisrael Chai!

We are stronger than ever, we stand as one, and we will prevail.

The Trump administration has suspended U.S. dollar shipments to Iraq — including a blocked delivery of nearly $500 million in cash from Iraq’s oil revenues held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York — and frozen parts of military and counterterrorism cooperation.

The measures are designed to press Baghdad to dismantle and curb powerful Iran-backed militias, according to Iraqi and U.S. officials. Washington has also suspended funding for certain counterterrorism and armed forces training programs until militia attacks cease and concrete steps are taken against the groups.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent states that continued U.S. restrictions on maritime traffic around Iran will soon overwhelm crude storage facilities on Kharg Island — Iran’s primary oil export hub.

“Within a few days, the storage facilities on Kharg Island will be full, and Iran’s fragile oil wells will be shut down,” Bessent stated. He added that the blockade directly targets the regime’s main source of revenue by choking off oil exports.

"Continuation of a naval blockade amounts to continued hostility; as long as the blockade persists, Iran will at least not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and if necessary, it will break the blockade by force."

UKMTO has received a report of an incident 15NM northeast of OMAN.

The Master of a Container Ship reported that the vessel was approached by 1 IRGC gun boat, no VHF challenge that then fired upon the vessel which has caused heavy damage to the bridge. No fires or environmental impact reported. All Crew reported safe.

We've told [Putin] ten times, the economy is bound to collapse...If you don't take immediate action...in the fall we'll face what happened in 1917.