Vijeta Uniyal is a writer based in Germany. He is Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Gatestone Institute and founder of the "Indians For Israel".
CENTCOM: "American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore transit for commercial shipping."...
President Trump: "We're going to cut way down, and we're cutting a lot further than 5,000." ...
EU resolution calls for "due diligence, monitoring and control mechanisms" to "prevent any form of ideological infiltration in programmes financed by the Union." ...
Hamas condemns Israeli action against flotilla....
Kyiv claims a Russian ship carrying 'stolen' Ukrainian grain is headed to Israel's Haifa port....
Prime Minister Netanyahu: "The ICC is a corrupt court that serves as a lawfare platform used by rogue regimes."...
IDF continues uncovering and destroying Hamas tunnels within the Gaza ceasefire line. ...
Trump: "There is tremendous infighting and confusion within their 'leadership.' Nobody knows who is in charge, including them."...
Israeli Foreign Ministry: "Hezbollah continues to breach the ceasefire and threaten IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians."...
The WSJ: "The blockade alone could cost Iran more than $400 million a day, according to some estimates."...
The Associated Press: "Two regional officials said Tuesday that the United States and Iran have signaled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad as a fragile two-week truce was due to expire."...
The BBC: "Iran has yet to confirm they are attending."...
BBC: "Iran's security council says it is "determined" to control the Strait." ...
Netanyahu: "There are things we plan to do regarding the remaining rocket threat and the drone threat, which I will not detail here."...
Trump: "Both sides want to see PEACE, and I believe that will happen, quickly!"...
CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper: “In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, U.S. forces have completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea.”...
Centcom: The blockade to be "enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports (...
