Overview
- Trump gave Iran 48 hours to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to "hit and obliterate" power plants if it does not comply.
- In the same series of posts, he labeled the Democratic Party the nation's "greatest enemy" and said ICE agents will begin operating at U.S. airports on Monday.
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that any U.S. attack on power plants would make regional energy and infrastructure facilities legitimate targets for retaliation.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries rebuked the strategy, pledged a war powers push to end the conflict, and rejected reports of a Pentagon request exceeding $200 billion for the war effort.
- Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel late Saturday, injuring dozens and highlighting continuing regional escalation.