- Trump: "Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be “hotter” than ever before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Israel says it’s ready to ‘decisively’ strike Iran if attacked during upcoming holidays

- Trump aides, fearing midterm rout, push to keep Iran war ‘quiet’ for now. Vance and Rubio among those said to support keeping conflict contained until after November election, after which heavier US strikes could return  but no decision made

- A US source to the Saudi Al-Hadath channel: Our strikes were preemptive against an Iranian plan to damage undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz

- Israel Defense Minister Katz: "The greater the economic pressure on Iran, the more likely they are to attack us. They like to attack during Jewish holidays.

- Defense Minister Israel Katz says plans to facilitate the mass emigration of Palestinians from Gaza remain under discussion and have merely been “frozen” by US President Donald Trump,

- Trump: "I’m not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table, as ABC Fake News reported. I couldn’t care less if they sign a worthless, to them, agreement. I like our position now much better, with almost total control of the Hormuz Strait, and their economy totally collapsing. They are just playing out the inevitable. When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight? President DJT

- Report there's a possibility of Iranians passing through to Lebanon using Lebanese documents at Beirut Airport and at land border crossings. 

- The IDF said it killed a Nukhba company commander in the Mawasi refugee camp in Khan Younis who participated in the attack on Gaza border communities on 7 October 2023. The operation was carried out with the Shin Bet under “Project Nili,” and five additional Hamas militants were injured