Iran reverses course on opening Strait of Hormuz as hardliners take front seat in Tehran

President Donald Trump is giving peace – and war – a chance after alleged ceasefire violations, he told Fox News Sunday morning.

"If the deal isn’t done, the deal that we made, then I’m going to take out their bridges and their power plants," Trump said as he fired off another warning to repeat his threat to end "civilization" in Iran.  "If they don’t sign this thing, the whole country is going to get blown up."

"We’re preparing to hit them harder than any country has ever been hit before because you cannot let them have a nuclear weapon," Trump added.

Those remarks came as Trump mocked the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a Truth Social post for staking claim to a Strait of Hormuz "blockade" the U.S. military had already put in place.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Eric Mack.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of Spain has tried to position himself as the European counterweight to President Donald Trump, but his motives are being questioned by critics.

Sanchez, who is hosting a conference of leftist leaders from around the world in Barcelona this weekend, has rejected increasing Madrid’s NATO spending while positioning Spain against the Trump administration on several key policy issues.

More recently, the Spanish politician has taken a belligerent stand against the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime, forbidding the U.S. from using its military bases in Spain to refuel aircraft or prepare for military action, decrying the campaign as illegal while staying quiet on the regime’s murder of thousands of protesters and its increased drive to produce ballistic missiles and acquire nuclear weapons-grade enriched uranium.

A few days after the war began with Iran, Sanchez said, "We are not going to be complicit in something that is bad for the world and is also contrary to our values and interests, just out of fear of reprisals from someone," Sánchez said, using the slogan "No to the war," the Associated Press reported.

On Saturday, Trump took aim at Sanchez’s policies in a Truth Social post, asking: "Has anybody looked at how badly the country of Spain is doing. Their financial numbers, despite contributing almost nothing to NATO and their military defense, are absolutely horrendous. Sad to watch!!!"

In March, Trump said he had asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent "to cut off all dealings with Spain."

Critics charge that Sanchez, already well known for his fervently anti-Israel views, has increased his public pronouncements to take pressure off him due to a series of corruption scandals involving family members, something he and his supporters have denied.

Javier Negre, a conservative Spanish journalist and owner of La Derecha Diario and UHN Plus told Fox News Digital. "The stance of President Pedro Sánchez against President Donald Trump is neither improvised nor based on convictions. It is purely electoral marketing. He has realized that by confronting the most powerful president in the world and getting Trump to speak about him, he achieves two things: first, he positions himself in the media as the leading figure of the global left and globalism against the new right."

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Solly Boussidan.

President Donald Trump lashed out at the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps for closing the Strait of Hormuz once again on Sunday.

Trump made the statement in a post on Truth Social, mocking the IRGC for "helping us without knowing."

"Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement! Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom. That wasn’t nice, was it?" Trump wrote.

"My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan — They will be there tomorrow evening, for Negotiations. Iran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They’re helping us without knowing, and they are the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing. In fact, many Ships are headed, right now, to the U.S., Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to load up, compliments of the IRGC, always wanting to be 'the tough guy!'" he continued.

"We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY! They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years. IT’S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END!" he added.

Fox Nation’s new special, "Nepo Babies of Iran’s Regime," brings to light the striking contrast between the lavish lives of the relatives of Iran’s ruling elite living abroad and the suffering of ordinary Iranians under the Islamic Republic.

The documentary features experts on the regime and Iranians who escaped the theocracy, highlighting the hypocrisy behind powerful Iranian leaders funding sports cars, designer labels and nights at the club for their children — a lifestyle that runs counter to the strict form of Islam they're forcing onto the Iranian people.

These "aghazadeh," the Persian word for the privileged offspring of high-ranking officials, live in luxurious villas, drink alcohol and party, and then post about it on social media for all to see — including their parents and the Iranians from whom their wealth is extracted.

One expert called Iran a "mafia state" that transfers money from its people to its ruling class.

One figure the special zeroes in on is a relative of General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in an American drone strike during President Donald Trump's first administration.

Soleimani led the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which Alex Vatanka of the Middle East Institute described as "the organization that was meant to spread Iran's revolution [and the] Islamist message of Khomeini to countries in the Arab world."

Iran expert Lisa Daftari said Soleimani's niece, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, and her daughter were living lives of luxury in Los Angeles while traveling back and forth to Iran, violating the conditions of their asylum status.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Max Bacall.

The U.S. Navy released photos Saturday of "fresh meals" being served onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli as it pushed back against claims of food shortages on Middle East warships.

Images have emerged purportedly showing meager meals being served to sailors during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, but the claims are being rejected at the highest levels of the Pentagon, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth blasting them as "fake news." 

"Fresh meals. Full service. Mission ready. Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli continue to receive regularly prepared meals at sea — no interruptions, no shortages," the Navy wrote on X Saturday morning. 

It shared photos showing full plates of food being served to sailors. One image showed boxes of food supplies stacked to the ceiling onboard one of the ships.

"Recent reports alleging food shortages and poor quality aboard our deployed ships are false," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said Friday. 

"Both USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli have sufficient food onboard to serve their crews with healthy options. The health and wellbeing of our Sailors and Marines are my top priority, and every crew member continues to receive fully portioned, nutritionally balanced meals." 

"The U.S. Navy is correct. More FAKE NEWS from the Pharisee Press," Hegseth said in response to Caudle’s statement.  

"My team confirmed the logistics stats for the Lincoln & Tripoli. Both have 30+ days of Class I supplies (food) on board. NavCent monitors this everyday, for every ship," Hegseth said. "Our sailors deserve — and receive — the best."

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Greg Norman.

President Donald Trump publicly thanked what he called Pakistan’s "great prime minister and field marshal, two fantastic people!!!" in a Truth Social post Friday praising Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan’s military chief, Asim Munir.

Sharif quickly responded on X, "On behalf of the people of Pakistan, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and on my behalf, I express my deep and profound appreciation for your kind and gracious words."

The public exchange capped a remarkable rise for Munir, who has become one of the few foreign officials trusted both by Trump and by Iran’s security establishment.

Munir recently became the first foreign military leader to visit Iran since the latest escalation between the United States and Iran, according to Pakistani and Iranian reports. Arriving in full military uniform, he was warmly greeted by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and held meetings with senior Iranian military officials.

Retired Pakistani Gen. Ahmed Saeed told Fox News Digital that Munir has for months served as an informal back channel between Washington and Tehran, Iran, as the Trump administration tries to negotiate an end to the conflict, Iran’s nuclear program and the naval blockade in the Persian Gulf.

Few foreign figures appear to have closer ties both to Trump and to Iran’s military hierarchy.

That has raised a striking question: How did the same man become close both to Trump and to some of Iran’s most powerful commanders?

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Efrat Lachter.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday blasted President Donald Trump for “waging new wars” and "risking American lives.

"Speaking at the Michigan Democratic Party Legacy Dinner in Detroit, the Democratic governor delivered a wide-ranging critique.

“He is waging new wars and he is risking American lives. Kentucky has also already lost two of our sons and daughters just last week," Beshear said. "The American people and the entire world had to sit a whole day just to see if a president would commit war crimes that would kill thousands of people.”

Beshear added, "He threatened to end a civilization — folks, that isn't just anti-American. That is flat out crazy. And you know how he followed that up? He attacked the pope and then created an AI-generated image of him as Jesus Christ."