IRAN WAR NEWS

🥺 🇴🇲 An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile about 9 nautical miles northeast of Ash Shishah, Oman, UKMTO said. The strike damaged the engine room and disabled the vessel. All crew are safe, while any environmental impact remains unclear.

💬 🇺🇸 Reporter: Is it fair to say that kinetic strikes are on a pause right now? Hegseth: No. If we need to use kinetic strikes, we'll use them.

💬 🇸🇾 Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa: I congratulate the Syrian people on the official removal of Syria's name from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and I thank His Excellency President Donald Trump for this historic decision, as well as all the brothers and friends who stood with Syria and the Syrians.

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 The U.S. is offering up to $10 million and possible relocation for information on senior IRGC commanders.

💬 🇮🇷 Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee: If the economic war continues, not a single drop of oil will be exported٫ neither through the Strait of Hormuz nor from anywhere in the Persian Gulf. Iran will regard any country’s participation in or support for America’s economic war against the Iranian people as an act of war.

💬 🇨🇦 Canadian Premier Kinew on Trump: Very wise people have said "you can't get a good deal with a bad person", and I think that rule applies here. President Trump is the reason we're all paying so much at the gas pump right now because of his misguided war in Iran.

#️⃣ 🇮🇱🇹🇷 An Israeli security official says Israel and Türkiye are holding secret talks to prevent friction, stressing that Israel does not want Türkiye as an enemy.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Karoline Leavitt: Her name is Karoline, and she just had a baby, and I just learned she loves the baby more than she loves Donald Trump, and I’m very angry with her.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump: What the hell do I have to do? Go back, bomb Iran a little bit more?

💬 🇺🇸 Trump: We have a little rule and regulation that says you are not allowed to run again. If they would like to change that, I would be very happy.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran: I don’t know who the hell to deal with in Iran. It’s actually one of my biggest problems. Nobody wants to be president in Iran. They say, “Who wants to be president?” “No, no, I don’t want to be president.”

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran: I view the Strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now. It’s an American territory.

💬 🇺🇸 Reporter: The national debt has surpassed $40 trillion. Have you been discussing what to do about that? Trump: It's been a problem for 35 years. The way you take care of debt is with growth. And we have tremendous growth. It will take care of that very easily.

💬 🇺🇸 Reporter: On Iran shifting to economic warfare, does that mean the military options for the U.S. are limited? Trump: No, not at all.

💬 🇮🇷 Senior Iranian MP Ebrahim Azizi: Americans have proven that they do not understand the language of diplomacy, hence they will neither lift a sanction, nor free up resources, nor put an end to maritime piracy. But history will show that with the language of power, they will not only be forced into these actions but will leave the region with an apology to the great nation of Iran.

#️⃣🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND IS BUILDING UNDERGROUND VAULTS FOR THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST PEOPLE — IN CASE OF A GLOBAL CATASTROPHE. The facilities are being built more than 100 meters underground inside the Brünig mountain massif in the Swiss Alps. A single vault reportedly costs up to €1 million for a 99-year lease. The first contracts have already been signed. Developers promise a level of security comparable to the vaults of the Swiss National Bank.

💬 🇮🇷 Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: 14 years ago: “Most crippling sanctions in history.” Failed. 8 years ago: “Maximum pressure.” Failed. 5 months ago: “Unconditional surrender.” Failed. Today: “Most crushing economic operation ever.” Bound to fail. We have seen this movie before. Same bull. Different bullies.

#️⃣ 🇬🇧 BRITISH WOMAN ETHEL CATERHAM, THE WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING PERSON, HAS CELEBRATED HER 117TH BIRTHDAY. Caterham was born in England in 1909 and now lives in a care home. She has previously said that the secret to her longevity is staying positive and practicing moderation in everything. She celebrated her birthday surrounded by family and friends — and is already looking forward to what the next year will bring. The all-time longevity record belongs to Jeanne Calment of France, who lived to 122 and died in 1997.

💬 🇮🇱 Netanyahu's Office: Erdogan is an antisemitic dictator who has massacred Kurds, harbors Hamas terrorists, occupies half of Cyprus, and jails record numbers of journalists and politicians who oppose him. He now seeks to extend his aggression against Israel into Syria. Israel will not tolerate it. Erdogan’s pathetic attempt to intimidate the leaders and soldiers of Israel, the only true democracy in the Middle East, will go nowhere.

💬 🇮🇷 Iran's Parliament Speaker Qalibaf: No matter how much military power we have, if the people are hungry and we have no financial circulation, economic growth, and national production, we will not endure. As combatants, we appreciate the value of peace more than those who merely talk about it. Someone who has fought knows the value of peace.