Trump: "May have been a historic day for Lebanon. Good things are happening!!!"

In a post on Truth Social earlier, President Donald J. Trump said he hopes Hezbollah “acts nicely and well” during this critical period, adding that it would be a “great moment” for the group if it does. He concluded by calling for an end to the violence, saying, “No more killing. Must finally have peace.”

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In the hours leading up to tonight’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both sides carried out a series of attacks. Hezbollah launched rockets into several populated areas in northern Israel, while the Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on launch sites and other Hezbollah-linked positions in southern Lebanon.

Pictures published by USA Today show meals served recently to Sailors onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), as well as Marines serving on the USS Tripoli (LHA-7), an America-class amphibious assault ship, both of which are currently deployed to the Arabian Sea in order to enforce the ongoing naval blockade against coastal areas of Iran.

Donald Trump makes post on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani:

Trump this afternoon: Italy wasn’t there for us, we won’t be there for them!

Footage of US Navy forces interdicting a vessel attempting to run the blockade of Iran.

Speaking during today’s Pentagon press conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compared the American media and journalists that criticize President Trump, with the Pharisees, a Jewish sect in the first century that clashed and denied Jesus Christ.

President Donald Trump praised Pakistan’s leadership, saying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir are “great people” who are close to Iran and are playing an increasingly successful role in efforts to broker a diplomatic resolution between Washington and Tehran. 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, aided by media material described the opening hours of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, showing how U.S. naval vessels quickly identified violating vessels and those that might violate the blockade and moved to interdict them.

According to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, as of this morning, the U.S. Navy has not had to interdict and board any vessels during the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, as all vessels hailed by participating U.S. Navy vessels have complied with orders to turn back.

According to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan, the ongoing blockade of all ships traveling to and from Iranian ports or believed to be transporting weapons to Iran is also expanded to all command areas of responsibility, to include the Indo-Pacific command as well.

Pope Leo said that Muslim migrants should be allowed to remain in Europe and coexist with Christian communities, stating that “we all need to work together.” The remarks have drawn significant criticism from opponents of the position.

According to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the current assessment on the health of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei remains the same, alive, wounded and disfigured.

Vessel traffic as seen via MarineTraffic in the Strait of Hormuz and entrance to the Gulf of Oman over the last 36 hours shows traffic through the strait is still significantly lower than normal levels.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will summon leaders from major social media platforms, including Meta, Snapchat, Google (YouTube), TikTok and X, to 10 Downing Street tomorrow to demand they take action to keep children safe.

Military planning for a possible Pentagon-led operation in Cuba is quietly ramping up in case Trump gives the order to intervene - USA Today

In a post on his Truth Social app, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said that China has agreed not to send weapons to Iran, following reports that China was preparing to send man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) to Iran via a third-party nation. President Trump also highlighted his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping early next month, saying President Xi will give me a big fat hug when I get there.

According to Barak Ravid, citing a senior U.S. official, the U.S. has yet to agree to agree to an extension of the de facto U.S.-Iran ceasefire, adding that engagement between the two parties is still ongoing.