U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a roughly one and a half hour long phone call this morning, according to the Kremlin, with discussions focusing around Iran and the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

During today’s phone call, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed President Trump’s decision to extend the ceasefire with Iran, while warning of “extremely harmful consequences” if Israel and the United States resumed strikes against the Islamic Republic, according to the Russian state-run news agency TASS.

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and her Carrier Strike Group, which have been deployed now for over 300 days, far surpassing the record for the longest aircraft carrier deployment since the Vietnam War, will depart from the Red Sea in the coming days to begin the journey back to her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, following last week’s arrival of the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) in the Middle East near Iran, officials tell the Washington Post.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump meets with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the crew of Artemis ll, consisting of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency, this afternoon inside the White House Oval Office.

Speaking moment ago in the Oval Office, President Trump stated that he had a “very good conversation” today with Russian President Vladimir Putin about both Iran and Ukraine, with Putin claimed to have expressed interest in helping with Iran’s stockpile of highly-enriched uranium, to which Trump respond: “I’d much rather have you involved with ending the war with Ukraine.”

President Trump says that he suggested and believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon announce a ceasefire with Ukraine.

Following his call today with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald J. Trump states that the both the war with Iran and Ukraine may be on “similar timetables” for when they could end, before appearing to misspeak and claim that Ukraine is “militarily defeated” while clearly speaking about Iran.

Reports of significant air-defense activity and explosions throughout the last hour over the Iranian capital of Tehran, with both U.S. and Israeli officials denying renewed strikes against Iran.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump said in a post tonight on TruthSocial following his call to with Russian President Vladimir Putin, that the United States is assessing a possible reduction of troops in Germany. Per the statement, “a determination [is] to be made over the next short period of time.”

U.S. President Donald J. Trump met with oil executives, including Chevron CEO Mike Wirth, at the White House yesterday to discuss the implications of the war with Iran. Per reports, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were also present at the meeting alongside President Trump.

During today’s hearing in front of the House Armed Services Committee regarding the $1.7 trillion defense budget requested by the Trump Administration for 2027, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Jules W. Hurst III stated that the Pentagon’s current estimate for the cost of the Iran War is $25 billion.

While speaking today alongside NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the crew of Artemis ll, President Trump stated that they will soon be releasing additional information and material related to UFOs.

According to Bloomberg, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has requested the deployment of the U.S. Army's long-range hypersonic weapon (LRHW), aka "Dark Eagle," for use in Operation Epic Fury. The LRHW is still in development, having only completed a handful of classified tests to date. The request to the Pentagon comes due, in part, to Iran having moved their missiles out of range of the Precision Strike Missile.

Today, the U.K. Ministry of Defense released footage of British troops in the Middle East sheltering amidst an Iranian ballistic missile threat to their base during the conflict with Iran. They can be heard saying “I’m in position to brace lads,” as subsequently, a ballistic missile impact is detected.

His Majesty, King Charles lll and Queen Camilla arrive earlier at the White House for a formal farewell hosted by President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, with Trump saying about the King, “He's a great King - the greatest King, in my book!”

The USS Higgins (DDG-76), a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer forward deployed to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), suffered a major main space engineering fire earlier this week knocking out electricity as well as propulsion and leaving the destroyer “dead in the water,” according to CBS News.

Details on how the fire started and the exact location of the Higgins in the Pacific are not publicly known, with no injuries to Sailors onboard the destroyer having been reported as of Wednesday. The Higgins was last seen ported in Singapore in February and was observed last year in the South China Sea near the Philippines, according to maritime tracking data via MarineTraffic.

Oil prices spiked overnight, with Crude Oil WTI surpassing $105 per barrel, as it appears more and more likely that the U.S. naval blockade of Iran will continue for the foreseeable future along with significant disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.

As oil prices rise and the likelihood of resumed hostilities between Iran and the United States grows, chances on Polymarket of a nuclear deal with Tehran by the end of 2026 have begun to dive, down over 15% in the last day and currently sitting at only 53%.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has wished Iraqi Prime Minister Delegate Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi success as he works to form a new government, following the lengthy impasse over the next Iraqi prime minister, as Iraq’s government continues to struggle balancing competing U.S.-Iranian interests in the country. Per the Iraqi prime minister’s office, President Trump spoke with Al-Zaidi today and discussed bilateral cooperation. Additionally, per the Iraqi prime minister’s office, President Trump extended an invitation to the prime minister designate to visit Washington.