Trump says would be 'stupid' to reject Qatari Air Force One gift:

Any country in the region or elsewhere that is used by American forces to strike Iran will be considered a legitimate target for our armed forces.

— Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that bases used by US forces could be attacked in retaliation.

This is a Great Day for Africa and, quite frankly, a Great Day for the World!

— Donald Trump confirmed the breakthrough in a Truth Social post.

Well, they know Iran very well, better than most, and they are not happy about anything.

— Donald Trump during a meeting with Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir regarding the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

Sacking expert conciliators on the eve of a summer of growing tension is like turning off fire hydrants as flames approach.

— Bert Brandenburg, a former Justice Department official, criticized the agency's plans to close the Community Relations Service.

We neither initiated the war nor seeking it. But we will not leave invasion to the great Iran without answer.

— Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on the social platform X just before the explosions.

EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I'M WATCHING!— Donald Trump demands in a post on Truth Social that oil prices stay low.

Last night was a tremendous success with a fantastic audience.

— Donald Trump, reflecting on the military parade during remarks to reporters.

Our entire house was destroyed -- there's nothing left.— Aviad Chernichovsky, who had rushed out of his home to get to a shelter.

The Civil War, it always seemed to me maybe that could've been solved without losing 600,000 plus people.— Donald Trump suggested that he could have handled the Civil War better than Abraham Lincoln in a meeting with reporters at The White House.

Mister Trump, the player, you may start this war, but we will end it.

— A spokesperson for the Iranian Army Central Command, responding to the US attacks.

I welcome the US engagement that made this possible and share the joy of families reunited. But all political prisoners in Belarus must be freed.

— Kaja Kallas, EU diplomatic chief, commented on the release of Siarhei Tsikhanouski.

The EFF wishes to state categorically that neither the Commander in Chief nor the EFF will trade its revolutionary beliefs in exchange for a visa.

— Sinawo Thambo, spokesperson for the EFF, in a statement regarding the UK’s denial of Julius Malema's visa application.

We are not at war with Iran, we are at war with Iran’s nuclear program… We destroyed that uranium, and we did it without endangering the American pilots.— Vice President JD Vance during an interview with NBC News.

It is so grossly unconstitutional.

— Senator Bernie Sanders commented on the U.S. strikes on Iran, emphasizing that only Congress has the right to take the country to war.

Critical thinking and having my own opinions is the most American thing ever.

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene expresses her stance on supporting Trump while disagreeing on foreign policy.

It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???— Donald Trump posted on social media after ordering a surprise attack on three of Iran’s nuclear sites.

We live in a democracy not an autocracy.

— Richard Ramsey, a protester who attended the demonstration in Los Angeles.

Nippon will be a 'great partner.'— President Donald Trump told U.S. Steel workers about the partnership with Nippon.

The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran is putting health facilities and access to health care at risk. The reports on the attacks on health so far are appalling.

— World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the attacks on health facilities in the conflict between Iran and Israel.

I don’t think you should ever regret telling the truth. And I don’t.— Terry Moran in a recent interview with The New York Times regarding his social media post that led to his dismissal from ABC News.

Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

— Donald Trump, discussing the threat posed by Iran.

I just felt like I needed to do it.

— Nezza, a performer who sang a version of the national anthem in Spanish and explained why she disobeyed the order to sing in English.

I think there needs to be a more robust Democratic Party.

— Tim Walz speaking at a Center for American Progress event earlier this month.

Wherever the foot of a Russian soldier stands, that place belongs to us.

— Wladimir Putin stated this during his speech at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

It’s an issue that our members, regardless of what party they affiliate themselves with, they can connect with this because even though they may have voted for the Trump administration, they’re sensing that they are being left behind with the legislation he’s passing.— Brian Bryant, President of IAM Union, discusses the disconnect between workers and current legislation.

They would use it if they could.

— Donald Trump justifies attacks on Iran with nuclear hypotheticals in a post on Truth Social.