US House Speaker Mike Johnson to Fox: I think we are nearing the end of the military operation in Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

There are no talks with the United States.

The United States sends messages through various intermediaries - exchanging messages through them is not considered negotiations with the U.S.

We demand a permanent end to the war and compensation for the destruction.

The fact that they are now talking about negotiations is an admission of defeat - didn't they previously demand unconditional surrender? If so, why are they mobilizing their senior officials for negotiations?

Additionally, for countries we consider friendly, passage through the Strait of Hormuz has been permitted; we have allowed passage for ships from China, Russia, India, Iraq, and Pakistan.

There is no reason to allow passage for our enemy through the Strait of Hormuz.

The enemy must learn a lesson so that they never dare to attack again.

The United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, in an article published tonight in the Wall Street Journal: "Iran's nuclear capabilities have been damaged. Its proxies have been weakened. But more must be done to remove the threat of missiles and drones. We are ready to join an international initiative to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and maintain its openness."

Barak Ravid

Netanyahu suggested to Trump last week to issue a joint call for Iranians to go out and protest, he hesitated: "The regime will crush them"

CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper: We hit and destroyed more than two-thirds of Iran's ballistic missile production facilities, UAVs, and shipyards

Trump: The Iranians are afraid to say they want negotiations because they fear their people will kill them. But they are also afraid that we will kill them. So no one wants to be the leader of Iran.

Uganda Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted on X on Wednesday that the world wants the Middle East war to end now, but any talk of destroying or defeating Israel will bring Uganda into the war on Israel's side.

Uganda has seen the light ❤️

A joint statement by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan says “sleeper cells loyal to Iran” plan to destabilize the region.

I hope so

Republican opposition to the war | Congresswoman Nancy Mace: "There is a troubling gap between what is told to the public about the justifications for war with Iran and the military objectives presented to us." Mace clarified that she will not support sending ground forces and warned that the campaign is losing public support.

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IDF: We have completed a wide wave of attacks in Isfahan.

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

The name of the IDF fallen soldier whose family has been notified is permitted for publication:

 
- Staff Sergeant Ori Greenberg, 21, from Petah Tikva, a fighter in the Golani Reconnaissance Unit, Golani Brigade, fell in battle in southern Lebanon.

Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Navy eliminated, according to an Israeli source

Golani fighters destroy a Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon 🔥🔥🔥

The Defense Minister confirms:

"The IDF thwarted the commander of the Navy of the Revolutionary Guards - the direct person responsible for the terrorist act of mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz for navigation.

This is also an important message to our American partners as an expression of the IDF's assistance in opening the Strait of Hormuz.

We continue to operate in Iran with full force to achieve the war objectives."

Kuwait announced that it uncovered a Hezbollah plot to assassinate the country's leaders.

The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry stated that six suspects, five of them Kuwaitis, admitted to espionage and terrorism activities, including training to carry out assassinations.

The Chief of Staff of the Ugandan Army, Muhoozi Kainerugaba:

We want the war in the Middle East to end now. The world is tired of it.

But any talk of destroying Israel or defeating it will drag us into the war - on Israel's side.

Africa Stands with Israel 🇮🇱

Iranian sources report IDF attacks a short time ago in the Lorestan area in western Iran.

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