Key Moments From Trump’s Whirlwind Tour of the Middle East:

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

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.

I will fight to do that, as everyone should be with their families. That's why I'm standing up against this administration: to remain with my family, but also to give other children a chance to be with theirs.— Mahmoud Khalil discusses his commitment to fighting for family unity and standing against the administration's actions.

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.

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, in a message carried by the official IRNA news agency.

They would use it if they could.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The conflict between Israel and Iran has resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure of airspace across the Middle East.

— U.S. State Department in a security alert.

Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

— Donald Trump, discussing the threat posed by Iran.