Iran

An estimated 90% of Iran's economy is fueled by international trade by sea. In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, US forces have completely halted all economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea.

— Adm. Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said in a statement on social media.

"Iran and the U.S. under Kushner and Witkoff? Failure. They get an F in diplomacy."— Aaron David Miller, former U.S. State Department Middle East negotiator

escalating a devastating, illegal war, threatening massive war crimes and targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran

— Yassamin Ansari, Democratic representative from Arizona, accusing Trump of escalating a devastating, illegal war and threatening war crimes in Iran

The Iranian team is coming for sure.

— Infantino said at CNBC's Invest in America Forum in Washington.

By law, we got to either approve continued operations or stop. If it’s not approved, by law they have to stop their operations.

— Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) told TIME about the legal obligation under the War Powers framework.

The profit interests of the military-industrial complex never serve peace, neither in the Middle East nor anywhere else; they fuel wars that claim countless lives and can cost entire nations their economic prosperity.

— Ulrich Thoden, a member of the Left party (Linke) and Bundestag deputy, said this in connection with the government's arms export licenses to Israel and the critique of the profits-driven military-industrial complex.

The sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of Iran and other regional countries must be respected,

— Fu Cong, China's ambassador to the United Nations; stated after the invasion that the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of Iran and other regional countries must be respected.

All decisions required to increase pressure on the aggressor must be unblocked now.

— Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, on X

Anyone that has turned us down for helping us with this Iran situation - we do not have the same relationship.

— Donald Trump, during an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' Mornings with Maria; Context: He said that anyone who turned the United States down for help in the Iran situation means the United States does not have the same relationship with Meloni.

stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.

— Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a social media post that he discussed the West Asia situation with US President Donald Trump and stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.

Specifically, lowering the electricity tax, a speed limit, and a reduced value-added tax on plant-based foods are measures that would relieve private households in a targeted way without subsidizing fossil fuels.

— Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency (UBA), told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Berlin.

It seems the world is watching this crisis passively, instead of taking active steps to address it.

— Florian Westphal, CEO of Save the Children Germany, commenting in Berlin on the Sudan conference, calling for greater efforts to protect civilians.

I’m not afraid of Trump.

— Pope Leo XIV — in response to Donald Trump insulting him

The rial has already cratered from 42,000 to 1.5M per dollar. Banks are limiting withdrawals to $18-30/day. Overall inflation: 47.5%. A blockade eliminating all forex earnings pushes the rial into terminal hyperinflation.

— Miad Maleki, prominent national security analyst and sanctions strategist, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD); commenting on the economic impact of a blockade.