Overview
- Fox News broke into regular programming to carry questions to the president at the White House.
- A reporter asked about Iraqi parliament members allegedly chanting 'Death to America, death to Israel,' and the president replied, 'That's not a nice question,' before walking away.
- Earlier remarks from the president praised U.S. military actions against Iran, claiming Iran had lost its navy and air force and warning 'we could do a lot worse.'
- Gulf diplomats said their countries were targeted with 950 missiles and 2,500 drones over 12 days, mostly intercepted, ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote on a resolution demanding Iran halt such attacks, including by proxies.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced a release of 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve starting next week over roughly 120 days, with plans to replace about 200 million barrels within the following year; the SPR held more than 415 million barrels at last month’s end.