Armenia's government resigned Sunday, as required by the Constitution, after the newly elected parliament held its first session in Yerevan.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the outgoing cabinet will remain in a caretaker role until a new government is formed.

Capital One says it closed more than 300 Trump Organization bank accounts in 2021 following an internal anti-money-laundering review, rejecting claims that the decision was politically motivated.

The filing marks the first time a bank has publicly linked the account closures to AML concerns, though Capital One says it is not accusing the Trump Organization of money laundering.

Source: The Guardian

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

The Iranian regime won't fall during the war.

The Iranian public was not going to pour into the streets while Israeli and American aircraft were overhead. They couldn't appear to be joining the enemy.

The emphasis should be: economy, economy, economy, economy. That is what will ultimately bring down the regime.

I think the regime can reach a point where ordinary citizens feel they have nothing left to lose.

Once that happens, fear stops being a barrier. They will go out, rise up, and overthrow the regime.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich admits:

God promised us—the Land of Israel in its full biblical extent.

I sincerely hope and pray that one day that vision will be fulfilled.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

Settler violence is on the margins of the margins of the margins.

Every society has violent fringes—Tel Aviv, Ra'anana, New York, San Francisco. Every society has violent fringes.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Gaza:

I want Israel to conquer the entire Gaza Strip. I want us to establish Israeli military rule there.

After that, we should resettle Gaza with Jews.

In my view, there is no other solution.

Netanyahu asked Trump to establish what they call the "Board of Peace." That would mean multinational forces.

I oppose that.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

For me, complete victory means that we resettle the Gaza Strip. There has to be a price—a price for the mistake, a price for the defeat suffered by our enemies.

Whoever carried out the worst massacre against us since the Holocaust should lose territory.

That is the price.

It is the only language our enemies understand.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

For years I have said that the repeated rounds of fighting in Gaza were a mistake. They believed that Israel should increase pressure instead—stop humanitarian aid, stop vaccines during the COVID period, tighten the blockade.

I told them that all of those measures would only lead to another round of fighting. People would be killed, yet nothing fundamental would change.

As long as Israel was unwilling to make that decisive move, it had no choice but to manage the conflict instead.

Gaza should have been conquered. Hamas should have been destroyed.

Iran's Fars:

Iranian sources deny reports that a deal has been reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

They say the strait will remain restricted while U.S. hostile actions continue, with ship transit allowed only via designated routes and IRGC naval approval.

The earlier reports were described as false.

The Lebanese army says five soldiers were lightly wounded in an Israeli attack while escorting civilians in military vehicles near Kfra, Bint Jbeil.

Armenian President Vahan Khachaturyan has reappointed Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister after the government's resignation earlier today.

A growing faction of traditional, pre-Trump Republicans is criticizing Vice President JD Vance as Trump's likely successor, arguing he's overly ambitious, inexperienced, and too aligned with Tucker Carlson.

Vance's allies dismiss the attacks as coming from an outdated GOP establishment and say they only strengthen his standing with the party's base.

Source: Axios

After 4.5 months of repairs at Ben Gurion Airport, the U.S. KC-135 tanker that survived a mid-air collision over Iraq departed Israel this morning for the U.S.

The March 13, 2026, accident occurred while two KC-135s were refueling fighter jets en route to strikes in Iran.

One tanker crashed, killing six U.S. crew members, while the other made an emergency landing in Israel despite losing part of its tail.

Source: Kan News

WATCH: Two firefighting helicopters crash while fighting a wildfire in Greece.

Trump paused planned U.S. strikes on Iran after Gulf states—especially Saudi Arabia—and regional mediators urged diplomacy.

Qatar presented a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran signaled it was open to negotiations, though key disputes remain over control of shipping lanes and transit fees.

Source: WSJ

Gulf states are growing frustrated with what they see as an inconsistent U.S. strategy toward Iran.

They fear a prolonged conflict will leave them exposed to Iranian retaliation, including attacks on their territory and critical infrastructure.

Saudi Arabia is urging Trump to prioritize diplomacy and de-escalation while seeking stronger U.S. security guarantees.

The UAE, however, believes only tougher U.S. military action will force Iran to compromise.

Source: WSJ

Polling indicates that the war with Iran is unpopular among American voters and is weighing on Republican prospects ahead of the November midterm elections.

Iranian officials see Trump's domestic political constraints as a potential source of leverage in negotiations.

According to an Iranian diplomat, if diplomacy collapses, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is considering preemptive strikes even without a U.S. attack.

Source: WSJ

According to the Greek Fire Service, two firefighters died in the crash, while the crew of the second helicopter survived and was rescued.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says negotiations with Oman have made progress and are now in their final stages, nearing completion.

At least 13 Palestinians, including several children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Deir al-Balah, according to Palestinian officials.

The strikes came just days after Hamas accepted a US-backed disarmament plan to transfer its weapons to President Trump's Board of Peace.

Israel said it targeted Hamas members.

Iran's FM Spox. Esmail Baghaei:

The agreement between Iran and Oman on the new route has no connection to reopening the Strait of Hormuz or maintaining its closure.

The southern route through the Strait of Hormuz has been associated with making the region insecure and harming Iran’s national interests, and Tehran does not accept it.

The agreed route will be neither the northern route nor the current southern route. Instead, it will be a new route that both sides mutually agree upon.