President Trump told the Times of Israel on Sunday that a decision on when to end the war with Iran will be a “mutual” one that he’ll make together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“President Trump heads into the second week of the Iran war under growing pressure to address surging gasoline prices, stretched-thin munitions stockpiles and sustained opposition to the conflict among voters, including many in his MAGA movement,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Trump and administration officials have so far dismissed concerns about increasing prices at the gas pump, saying those higher costs will ease once the war ends. The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed nearly 50 cents in the past week, according to AAA.”

“Iranian state TV announced Sunday that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor,” the AP reports.

“The younger Khamenei had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.”

CNN: “Hopes for a more democratic future for Iran may now lie in tatters, as Mojtaba’s elevation sends an unmistakable message about where Iran’s hardline rulers wish to take the regime. It suggests that the Revolutionary Guards and their allied factions have emerged from the first phase of this current war more determined to double down on continuing Ali Khamenei’s legacy and policies.”

“Israel’s strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots Saturday went far beyond what the U.S. expected when Israel notified it in advance, sparking the first significant disagreement between the allies since the war began eight days ago,” Axios reports.

“The U.S. is concerned Israeli strikes on infrastructure that serves ordinary Iranians could backfire strategically, rallying Iranian society to support the regime and driving up oil prices.”

“Another American service member has died in the war with Iran, the Pentagon said on Sunday, bringing the number of American troops killed in the conflict to seven,” the New York Times reports.

“The Trump administration is preparing an economic deal with Cuba that could be announced soon,” USA Today reports.

“The details of the prospective deal and exact timing are not known. But an agreement could include a relaxation on Americans’ ability to travel to Havana. Trump would not need Congress’ approval to loosen those types of restrictions.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was interviewed on Fox News by Maria Bartiromo about the Iran war:

GRAHAM: You just wait to see what comes in the next two weeks.

BARTIROMO: The next two weeks meaning what?

GRAHAM: We’re going to blow the hell out of these people.

Richard Haass: “America did have other viable options, above all diplomacy, especially as no convincing case has been made that an imminent threat had to be dealt with militarily. The contrast between Washington’s near-unlimited willingness to compromise and demonstrate patience when it comes to persuading Russia to end its aggression against Ukraine and its unrealistic demands and lack of patience with Iran in the run-up to this war is as stark as it is telling. Ukraine’s offer to help defend against Iranian drones while Russia reportedly provides intelligence to Iran only makes the double standard worse.”

“The debate over whether the Trump administration and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Israel were right to have launched this war when they did is raging. It will (and should) continue long after the guns are silent. But the question now is: when and how should this war be brought to an end?”

“Iran’s top national security official, speaking on national television as the war entered a second week, said Tehran would not surrender or let up on retaliatory strikes and vowed to hold President Trump responsible for killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,” the New York Times reports.

As President Trump has increasingly embraced Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez as interim president, opposition leader María Corina Machado has been largely left behind as she prepares her return to Venezuela, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Wall Street Journal: “The campaign, undertaken side by side with the Americans, would transform the region’s strategic landscape with Israel as an unrivaled military power. And it would mark a stunning success for Netanyahu, who has long argued that the threat from Tehran isn’t only Israel’s problem but America’s as well. Central to that success was Netanyahu’s belief that the most important audience for Israel’s case against Iran was the American president.”

“The strategy helped bring the U.S. directly into Israel’s confrontation with Iran. But it also leaves both leaders exposed if the campaign falters.”