As one source familiar with the military planning put it, “Unless you can unequivocally prove that 100% of Iran’s military capability is destroyed… it will come down to how badly [Trump] is willing to accept the risk and start pushing ships through the strait."

"If there are two factions in Iran, one that wants a deal and one that doesn't, let's kill the ones who don't want a deal."

He stated that Hezbollah continues launching rockets to undermine the truce, adding, “Israel… has to retaliate” whenever it identifies a threat.

Danon said the situation has improved compared to before but added, “It’s not 100%,” expressing hope that the Lebanese army can effectively enforce the agreement.

I don’t like it when they target American companies, because basically, you’re talking about our great American companies.

Whether we like those companies or don’t like them, they’re American companies and the top companies in the world.

We’ve been looking at it, and we can meet that very easily by just putting a big tariff on the UK. So they better be careful. If they don’t drop the tax, we’ll probably put a big tariff on the UK.

The scale of consumption has forced the Pentagon to redirect weapons, missiles, and systems from commands in Europe and Asia to support operations in the Middle East.

These transfers have reduced readiness elsewhere:
In Europe, stockpiles critical for NATO’s eastern flank and deterrence against Russia have been depleted, while shortages of surveillance and attack drones and reduced training exercises are impacting operational capability.

In Asia, the impact is even greater: assets including Patriot and THAAD interceptors have been moved from key locations, including South Korea, weakening defenses against regional threats like North Korea’s growing missile threat. Naval forces have also been shifted, including the redeployment of a carrier strike group and Marine units from the Pacific.

At the same time, replenishment efforts are lagging. While the Pentagon has secured long-term agreements with defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin to increase production—aiming to “quadruple” output of precision-guided munitions and missile interceptors—actual expansion has stalled due to pending congressional funding. Until that funding is approved, increase in production cannot fully begin.

Officials warn that rebuilding inventories could take years, leaving some arsenals “worrisomely low” and raising broader concerns about the U.S. ability to handle multiple high-intensity conflicts simultaneously.

The United States of America has the most powerful military in the world, fully loaded with more than enough weapons and munitions, in stockpiles here at home and all around the globe, to effectively defend the homeland and achieve any military operation directed by the commander in chief.

The bottom line here is they don't have a pathway to a nuclear bomb, they're no longer the largest state sponsor of terrorism, they don't have missiles to terrorize the region and the world like they used to.

This has been an amazing success, and President Trump is right: don't be in a hurry; get it right.

He's the first guy in 47 years to take these guys on, and they've had their ass kicked. Let's just be patient.

European Council meeting. For the first time in years there are no Russians in the room. Huge relief.

It must be remembered that Article 2 of the association agreement between the European Union and Israel is about respecting international law and humanitarian law.

And clearly, neither in Lebanon, nor in the West Bank, nor in Gaza, is Israel respecting it.

And this must lead us to reflection and also to action.