💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

The Iranians were humiliated and demoralized.

We control their fate, not the other way around. That’s why they came to the table.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

Iran begged for this ceasefire — and we all know it.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

The War Department, for now, has done its part. We stand ready in the background to ensure Iran upholds every reasonable term.

And as everyone knows, nobody makes a better deal than Trump.

To the warriors of Epic Fury, I say: well done.

Job well done. But stay vigilant. And stay ready.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

God deserves all the glory.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

Our so-called allies saw what real capability looks like. They should take some notes.

💬 🇺🇸 General Caine:

Let us be clear: a ceasefire is a pause, and the Joint Force remains ready if ordered or called upon to resume combat operations...

We hope that will not be the case.

💬 🇺🇸 General Caine:

I want to thank to our Gulf partners who fought alongside each and every one of us every day — the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan — all of whom joined us to defend and protect our people and our assets, and who, if required, stand ready to do so again.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth on Iran’s buried enriched uranium:

They will either give it to us, as the President has laid out — they’ll give it to us voluntarily — or we’ll get it.

We’ll take it. We’ll take it out.

Or, if we have to do something else ourselves, like we did in Operation Midnight Hammer or something similar, we reserve that option.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

Iran would be wise to find a way to get the message out to their troops in remote locations not to shoot anymore one-way attack drones or missiles, because sometimes it takes time for ceasefires to take hold.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

We had some military targets on Kharg, which was a signal. They can’t defend it, and so the Iranians ultimately understood their position — their future.

Their ability to produce and generate power to fuel their regime was in our hands. It was in President Trump’s hands. That’s why they came to the table.

He ultimately made clear: we can take it all from you. Your ability to export energy can be taken away, and the United States military has the ability to strike those targets with impunity.

That type of pressure is what brought them to the point where they effectively said, “Okay. We want to cut this deal.”

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

The more Iran moves forces and the more they reposition, the more easily targetable they become for us right now.

Remember, we’re able to look. We’re able to see. We’re able to sense. We know where they are.

So if they try to pre-position, they’re just creating more ripe military targets for us to strike.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

I would love to see the Iranian people take advantage of this opportunity. They have been oppressed by the previous regime, and they may now have a new opportunity with this regime. That remains to be seen.

That was not our objective in this effort.

😭 🇮🇷 First ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz with Iran’s permission following the ceasefire.

😭 🇮🇷 Iran demands $1 per barrel on oil transiting the Strait of Hormuz — payment to be made in cryptocurrency.

#️⃣ 🇮🇱🇱🇧 Initial estimates from Israeli strikes in Lebanon indicate around 100 killed and 500 wounded.

💬 🇮🇷🇮🇱 A military-informed source told Fars News Agency:

Following the continued violation of the temporary ceasefire by the Zionist regime's army against Lebanon and the Islamic resistance of this country, Iran is finalizing plans to carry out deterrent operations against Israeli military positions in the occupied territories.

💬 🇮🇷🇮🇱 A military-informed source told Fars News Agency:

In Tehran, the notion is strengthening that the continuation of attacks by the Zionist regime despite agreements on all fronts indicates that either the US cannot control Netanyahu or CENTCOM has granted freedom of action to the Zionist regime.

🥺 🇮🇳🇨🇳🇮🇷 India and China have begun ordering immediate deliveries of Iranian oil following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States — Press TV.

#️⃣ 🇸🇦🇮🇷 Flows through Saudi Arabia’s key East-West oil pipeline are expected to be affected, a source told Reuters, adding damage is still being assessed.

💬 🇮🇷🇮🇱 A senior Iranian official to Al Jazeera:

We will punish Israel in response to the crime it committed in Lebanon and the violation of the ceasefire conditions.

The ceasefire includes the region, and Israel is knowingly breaking its promises. Only bullets will deter it.