Trump:

I spent my whole day with the Irish… I should have been spending it with the Iranians.

Wreckage of a U.S. Coyote Block II interceptor found after a night attack was repelled on the U.S. Embassy complex and Camp Victory in Baghdad.

Coyote Block II is a small U.S.-made interceptor drone used to destroy enemy drones.

Joe Kent and Tulsi Gabbard met with Vice President JD Vance at the White House on Monday, where Kent presented his resignation.

Vance urged him to consult Trump before finalizing his decision and to remain respectful.

The meeting was notable given all three officials’ ties to a more restrained foreign policy approach.

Source: WaPo

Irish PM says “too many people are dying as a result of conflict across the world” while standing next to Donald Trump.

Senator Graham:

When it comes time to making sure that those in the crosshairs of Iran have what they need to defend themselves, I believe the UAE should be at the top of the list.

Give the UAE what they need to defend their skies and our military personnel.

Iran launched a missile and drone attack on Dubai, with air defenses intercepting incoming targets and explosions reported.

Despite a $500 million investment by a senior UAE official in a Trump-linked crypto company, Gulf states still received no warning about the US-Israeli attack, reinforcing a sense of unequal treatment.

Although the Abraham Accords were meant to ease tensions, resentment is growing—especially as Gulf countries feel far less protected.

A young professional summed up the frustration bluntly: “Israel gets an Iron Dome, and we get f**cked.”

Source: The Times

BREAKING: CENTCOM:

Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait.

Destruction at Tel Aviv Savidor Central train station following Iranian cluster munition hits.

Senator Graham on Iran:

To my friend Joe Kent, who’s a decorated war veteran who lost his wife in Syria — what are you doing?

You’re giving aid and comfort to a lie. There was an imminent threat.

How much more evident could you be?

Satellite analysis suggests an Iranian missile likely hit a German camp at a base in Jordan.

Damage seen in images is “too severe” for debris alone.

Unclear if Germans were indeed targeted.

Top US Counterterrorism Chief Resigns Over Iran War

The top counterterrorism official in the National Counterterrorism Center has resigned, accusing the administration of launching a war with Iran based on misinformation and urging U.S. President Donald Trump to “reverse course.”

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the killing of Ali Larijani:

I do not know why the Americans and the Israelis still have not understood this point.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has a strong political structure with established political, economic, and social institutions.

The presence or absence of a single individual does not affect this structure.

We have not had anyone more important than the leader himself. And even when the leader was martyred, the system continued to work and immediately provided a replacement.

If anyone else is martyred, it will be the same.

If the foreign minister were ever to be martyred, there would ultimately be someone else to take the position.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

We have no hesitation about giving our lives.