VIDEO | "I urged the President to launch this attack."

In a recent interview on the YouTube program Triggernometry, US Senator Ted Cruz acknowledged that he advised President Donald Trump on military action against Iran only days ahead of the US-Israeli strikes.

Cruz reportedly told Trump, “America will be much much safer” after conducting attacks on Iran. He added, “I believe our objective should unequivocally be collapsing this regime, and in my view the decision to launch this attack was the most consequential decision President Trump has made in his second term.”

During the interview, Cruz also openly called for arming Iranian rioters, arguing that while US-Israeli tactics in Iran have been "effective" it has not been enough.

Japan 'Not Considering' Iran's Offer To Allow Its Tankers Passage Through Strait Of Hormuz

US envoy Mike Waltz says Japan is considering deploying its navy for military operations to open the strategic waterway

Tokyo is not planning to request that Iran allow Japanese tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi stated on 23 March, after Tehran had signaled willingness to assist.

When asked about the issue during an interview with Fuji Television on Sunday, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi answered, “For the time being, we are not thinking about that.”

The Strait of Hormuz, through which at least 20 percent of the world's oil typically flows, was effectively shut after the US and Israel launched a war on Iran on 28 February.

Iran threatened to target ships from “enemy states” participating in the attack against it. At the same time, maritime insurers in New York and London canceled wartime coverage for vessels passing through the strategic waterway.

On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Japanese media that Tehran was ready to facilitate safe transit for Japan, which imports 90 percent of its oil from the Persian Gulf region.

“They only need to contact us so we can discuss how this transit can take place,” Araghchi stated in a phone interview with Kyodo News.

Araghchi rejected claims that the strait was closed, saying, “From our perspective, the strait is open. It is only closed to ships belonging to our enemies.”

Japan is allied with the US and Israel, but has not participated in the war so far.

Meanwhile, US envoy to the UN Mike Waltz claimed on Sunday that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has committed to assisting Washington with naval operations to open the Strait of Hormuz.

“Since so much energy is going to Europe out of the strait. We just had the Japanese prime minister commit to portions of her navy and the Japanese navy, 80 percent of what is coming out of the Gulf is going to Asia,” Waltz said in an interview with CBS News.

“So we are seeing our allies come around as they should, but at the same time, the president (Donald Trump) is not going to stand for this regime, as it has threatened and tried for five decades to hold the world's energy supplies hostage,” he added.

On Saturday night, US President Donald Trump gave Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying he would “obliterate” Iranian power plants if Iran did not open it.

Tehran vowed in response that it would strike all US and Israeli-linked energy infrastructure across the entirety of the region.

Trump backtracked on his threat to strike all Iranian power infrastructure following Tehran’s warnings, claiming in a post on Truth Social that Washington and the Islamic Republic have had “productive conversations” over the past two days.

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Related: 3/21 — Trump Posted On Truth Social Friday Night That The US Is Considering "Winding Down" Its Military Operation Against Iran.

3/21 — Seven US Allies Endorse Hormuz 'Coalition,' Offer 'No Commitment' For Military Action

3/19 — ⭕️ In a joint statement, the UK, alongside France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan, have signaled readiness to take part in efforts aimed at securing safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

3/18 — Yesterday: Trump Lashes Out At NATO And US Allies, Accusing Them Of Refusing To Join Washington’s Military Operation Against Iran Despite Agreeing Tehran Must Not Obtain Nuclear Weapons, While Claiming US Strikes Have Devastated Iran’s Military Capabilities And Leadership.

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Overnight Pogroms By Jewish Settlers Target Palestinian Villages Across The Occupied West Bank

Israel has escalated its attacks on Palestinians under the cover of the war on Iran

Israeli settlers rampaged through multiple Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank overnight on 21 March, smashing cars, burning homes, and attacking and injuring Palestinians defending their homes.

The settlers carried out attacks in at least six Palestinian communities on Saturday and Sunday.

WAFA reported attacks in the villages of Silat al Dahr and Fandaqumiya near Jenin, the villages of Jalud and Salfit near Nablus, and farming communities in Masafer Yatta and the Jordan Valley.

In Fandaqumiya, Israeli settlers set "homes and vehicles ablaze and damaged additional houses by smashing windows" as Palestinians "attempted to confront them and put out the fires," WAFA stated.

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Related: 3/23 — Insane: CCTV Footage Shows Hundreds Of Israeli Settlers Storming The Village Of Jalud In The West Bank Before Launching Their Pogrom, Attacking Palestinian Homes And Setting Them On Fire In An Attempt To Burn People Alive.

3/18 — ❗️Annexation of West Bank accelerating as Israel leverages war on Iran

3/3 — Israeli Settlers Are Using The Iran War To Escalate Attacks On Westbank, Murdering Palestinian Children, Inflicting Property Damage, And Isolating Communities

7/17/25 — ⭕️ Christian leaders condemn illegal Israeli settlers’ attacks on occupied West Bank religious sites

6/26/25 — More Horrific Footage From The Israeli Settler Pogrom Against The Christian Village Of Taybeh, Ramallah, In The West Bank, Where Settlers Set Houses And Vehicles On Fire.

12/23/24 — 'Death To Christians' - Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City Say They Feel the Walls Closing Amid regular Attacks From Groups of Jewish Nationalists.

11/19/24 — The State-Backed Settler War To Annex The West Bank

7/14/24 — Christians in Occupied Jerusalem See Marked Surge in Israeli Settler Attacks

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