The Fake News, as usual, is spreading false and completely unfounded rumors. I am extremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is doing.

Everything has been extraordinary, including our attack on Venezuela, where the result was accomplished in less than one day, allowing us to bring one of the worst criminals anywhere in the World, Nicolas Maduro, to Justice!

Likewise, Iran, where the country has been decimated for the purpose of NOT ALLOWING IT TO EVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, is going very well! Pete is highly respected within the Military, and has made tremendous improvements, including getting rid of DEI, and increasing recruitment to historic levels.

This rumor was started by The Washington ComPost, one of the worst Media Outlets in the business, despite our telling them their story is completely FALSE.

In actuality, I really believe their fake “reporting” is treasonous!

We are not committed to any agreement that doesn't fully guarantee Israel's security.

Even if the United States and Iran reach an agreement, if Iran acts to renew its nuclear program or advance its ballistic missile program, we will attack.

We're working to ensure that within three or four years, the Iranian threat to the Strait of Hormuz and the Houthis' threat in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait will no longer be relevant.

If you look at the map, it's possible to build a land corridor from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait to the Mediterranean and on to Europe, and we're working to ensure that this route passes through Israel.

This week I also spoke with my counterpart, Greece's Energy Minister, to use all the tools at our disposal, together with the United States, to ensure the corridor runs through Israel.

Türkiye wants the route to pass through its territory, and perhaps Egypt does as well, but the best and safest place is the State of Israel.

Today we need to understand that the Turks are building military bases deep inside Syria. We have Turkish warships in the Port of Tartus.

We have Turkish bases near Palmyra. In practice, educational programs in Syria are also being run by Turkish schools. This is extremely significant.

Beyond the moves that Erdogan and Fidan are leading in Syria, they also want to establish a Turkish military presence along the Israel–Lebanon border.