Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader to Trump:
“First of all, learn the alphabet of the new geopolitical order in the Middle East.”
“We defeated you on the battlefield; do not imagine you will come out victorious in the diplomatic arena.”
Thai Foreign Minister: We asked for China’s help to pass 8 ships to us through the Strait of Hormuz. They told us that they are struggling to pass 70 of their ships.
Islamic regime leadership:
“We will not return the Strait of Hormuz to its previous state under any circumstances because this is the Leader of the Revolution's decision”
Trump:
"You probably heard that we canceled the trip. We have all the cards. We're not going to spend 15hrs in airplanes all the time, going back and forth, to be given a document that was not good enough. So, we'll deal by telephone, and they can call us any time they want."
Trump:
"You probably heard that we canceled the trip. We have all the cards. We're not going to spend 15hrs in airplanes all the time, going back and forth, to be given a document that was not good enough. So, we'll deal by telephone, and they can call us any time they want."
BREAKING: "We don't know who the leader is in Iran because, remember, regime change. Khomeini is gone. He's gone to greener pastures."
"He's gone and all of his team is gone. Then a second group came in. They're all gone. And now you have the third group. And they were a little concerned about being gone too." -President Trump