Iran Israel Updates Motzei Shabbos Eikev

- Iran claims: There is no agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz; the published reports are false

- Senior Iranian regime advisor, Marandi: “By now everyone knows this is fake news. Trump backed down.”

Trump calls off major attack on Iran in favor of peace open straits and no nuclear weapons, says Israel joining him.

- Trump tonight: The U.S.A. is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II. Despite this, we have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to. This would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat. Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL. The Country of Israel joins me in this commitment. Get to work, everybody, and get it DONE. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Israeli source tells N12: President Donald Trump is "closer than ever to a major attack on Iran, but it's not certain yet. There are extremely high tensions; it's on the verge of an explosion”

- White House spokeswoman Leavitt: "As President Trump said today at his cabinet meeting, the United States will prevail, and Iran will not have nuclear weapons during his term"

- Senior advisor to the Iranian government Marandi: “Based on statements from the Trump regime, it seems quite possible that after months of barbaric threats, tonight will be the last night of normality in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and possibly Oman. If strikes are carried out against Iran's civilian infrastructure, the critical infrastructure of these complicit regimes - along with that of the Zionist regime and perhaps Jordan- will be demolished. People in these regimes should immediately prepare for evacuation.”

- Senior advisor to the Iranian government Marandi: “Based on statements from the Trump regime, it seems quite possible that after months of barbaric threats, tonight will be the last night of normality in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and possibly Oman. If strikes are carried out against Iran's civilian infrastructure, the critical infrastructure of these complicit regimes - along with that of the Zionist regime and perhaps Jordan- will be demolished. People in these regimes should immediately prepare for evacuation.”

- U.S. Embassies across the Middle East including UAE, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt  issue security alerts advising U.S. citizens "consider departing or be ready to  depart if there is an escalation."