Piers Morgan, a prominent British presenter:

"If you were advising Trump, what advice would you give him? ... What advice would you give him that would be a skillful and achievable way to get America out of this war?"

John Mearsheimer, a prominent professor of international relations:

“I’ve thought about this for a long time and I’ve talked to some very smart people. What they mostly say is that President Trump should declare victory quickly and get out of the war.

He could do that, but it would be seen as a humiliating defeat for the United States. And then, the Iranians might not agree to end the war.

And as I said, the Iranians have a lot of cards to play. They can do a lot of damage. So even if we pull out, it’s not clear that it would solve the problem. The United States would also look like it had suffered a humiliating defeat. So I think President Trump has put himself in a position where he really doesn’t have a good exit strategy.”

 Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says precision-guided Emad, Qiam, Khorramshahr-4, and Qadr missiles struck more than 70 locations across the occupied territories in the 81st wave of Operation True Promise 4. 

In a statement on Wednesday, the IRGC Public Relations Department said the missiles successfully hit targets in Haifa, Dimona, Al-Khudriyya near Haifa, and areas north and south of Tel Aviv.

According to field intelligence cited by the IRGC, the regime's casualty toll has gone up, notably following the previous three waves of Iran's powerful strikes.

The total number of killed and wounded has now surpassed 2,500, the statement said.

It said the IRGC and the Army have risen "in the stature of a nation," declaring that the entire nation is mobilized to defend beloved Iran.

In a direct appeal, the IRGC addressed the American people, warning that they are being misled by warmongers such as Trump and Netanyahu through lies and distortion of battlefield realities.

"The truth of the war you must observe at American gas stations, on the streets of Iran, and in the skies of Tel Aviv and Haifa," the statement read.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran's current policy is to continue resistance in the face of ongoing unprovoked American-Israeli aggression, while ruling out negotiations and ceasefire in the absence of required guarantees.

"At present, our policy is to continue resistance, and no negotiations have taken place," the top diplomat said in a televised interview on Wednesday.

"There are no negotiations underway," he reiterated elsewhere in his remarks, besides questioning the reliability of outside assurances.

Regional diplomatic contacts have taken place, but Tehran’s position has not changed, the official stated.

“Many foreign ministers from the region have contacted Tehran, but Iran’s position has remained ‘principled and firm.’"

'Iran dismisses intl. guarantees in favor of inherent guarantee created by reprisal'

"International guarantees are not 100 percent reliable," Araghchi stated in reference to reported efforts by some third countries to act as intermediaries towards ending the unlawful aggression that has prompted decisive retaliation on the part of the Islamic Republic.

"Through the inherent guarantee that we created ourselves, no one will dare again to go to war with the Iranian people,” the official added, pointing to the Iranian reprisal that has seen the country's Armed Forces launch at least 81 waves of unrelenting counterstrikes against sensitive and strategic American and Israeli targets throughout the region.

Iran has responded negatively to an American proposal aimed at ending the ongoing imposed war, insisting that it will only occur on Tehran's own terms and timeline, a senior political-security official told Press TV on Wednesday.

The official with knowledge of the details of the proposal, speaking exclusively to Press TV, said Iran will not allow US President Donald Trump to dictate the timing of the war's end.

"Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met," the official said, emphasizing Tehran's resolve to continue its defense and inflict "heavy blows" on the enemy until its demands are fulfilled.

According to the official, Washington has been pursuing negotiations through various diplomatic channels, putting forward proposals that Tehran views as "excessive" and disconnected from the reality of America's failure on the battlefield.

The official drew parallels with two previous rounds of negotiations held in the spring and winter of 2025, characterising them as deceptive.

In both instances, the official stressed, the United States had no genuine intention to engage in meaningful dialogue and subsequently carried out military aggression against Iran.

Tehran has therefore categorized the latest overture, which was delivered via a friendly regional intermediary, as a ploy to heighten tensions and has responded negatively.

The official outlined five specific conditions under which Iran would agree to end the war. These include:

A complete halt to "aggression and assassinations" by the enemy.

The establishment of concrete mechanisms to ensure that the war is not reimposed on the Islamic Republic.

Guaranteed and clearly defined payment of war damages and reparations.

The end of the war across all fronts and for all resistance groups involved throughout the region

Iran's exercise of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz is and will remain Iran's natural and legal right, and it constitutes a guarantee for the implementation of the other party's commitments, and must be recognized.

The official further noted that these stipulations are in addition to demands previously presented by Tehran during the second round of negotiations in Geneva, which took place just days before the US and Israel carried out a fresh round of aggression on February 28.

Today, the leaders of the world's superpowers must make an appointment with Iranian officials to protect their security.

As I have repeatedly stated, a country that has been under the most severe pressures and sanctions is now ranked 17th in the world economy despite all these problems.

It has developed nuclear science, is among the vanguard of the world in fundamental cells, and has the fifth largest army and armed forces in the world.

The Middle East is completely under their influence and control, and I firmly believe that this country, with these capacities and indigenous power, will revive the great Iranian Islamic civilization desired by Ayatollah Khomeini in the not too distant future.

The US will emerge from this war with a massive strategic defeat, failing to change the regime or destroy the nuclear program.

The British military wants absolutely no part in this disaster.

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I'm in Israel. I haven't slept for two days. Do you know why? Because our corrupt Prime Minister just wants to stay in power. He just wants to stay Prime Minister and not go to prison. He will even start a world war if necessary.

He doesn't care about Israelis, Israeli women, or even Iranian women

The longer the war drags on, the worse the shortages, price spikes and supply chain disruptions will become.

Even if the war ends sooner than expected, doubts and questions about the security of the waterway will remain.

Iran and its backers could use Hormuz as a weapon again whenever tensions with the US and Israel return.

Trade, shipping and investment in the Gulf will never be the same again.

The New York Times reported that the US and Israeli strategy was to ignite a nationwide uprising in Iran and overthrow the government with their attacks, but this strategy has failed.

Informed sources have confirmed that, contrary to the expectations of the planners of these attacks, not only did the predicted wave of popular unrest not occur, but US intelligence officials had serious doubts from the very beginning about the success of this approach.

According to this report, alternative options, including the use of Kurdish forces, have also been removed from the agenda and are no longer being pursued.

Currently, the final assessment of intelligence agencies and analysts of regional issues indicates that the most likely scenario ahead is the survival of the current regime in Iran and its continued political life.

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Chuck Schumer wrote on his page:

A summary of the Trump administration's performance:

1. Launching a war without a plan or strategy.

2. Lifting sanctions on the country you are at war with.

3. Doing all of this to solve a problem that was created in the first place by your own reckless and dangerous decision to start that same war.

Our commander-in-chief is exceptionally stupid.