The president's peace plan in Iran is already bearing fruit: 12.5 million barrels of oil went through the Strait of Hormuz, a high since the conflict began. Oil prices are near pre-war levels, and gas dropped below $4/gallon for the first time since the conflict. Prices will keep falling.

Iranians did not shoot at ships for the second night; Centcom allowed over a dozen ships through the blockade. Both sides honoring early commitments.

They recognize U.S. leverage. Whether they change behavior is unknown, but the deal is structured so if they don't, they get no benefits. Gulf Arab states support this deal because it weakens Iran, unlike the 2015 JCPOA which they hated.

The U.S. has all the cards. If Iran changes behavior, transformative for region; if not, no skin off our backs.

The 60-day period officially started today due to time zone differences; the deal started yesterday.

We destroyed a substantial number of their ballistic missile launchers. The president said countries don't give up self-defense, but the final deal will prevent Iran from building missiles that broadly threaten the world. The main goal is preventing nuclear rebuild.

The nuclear program is destroyed; they cannot build a weapon tomorrow. We want to ensure they don't rebuild capacity for many years.

They need billions to rebuild; we have them in an economic chokehold. The deal requires real inspections, enforcement, and destruction of enriched stockpile. They get no integration into the world economy without verified behavior change.

The deal is set up as a dial: good behavior gets economic relief, bad behavior turns it off.

No, the president was joking. The team has worked well together.

Joked about hostile negotiations experience from appearing on 'The View'.

The blockade is lifted, the Strait is open. Oil sales will take a little time to pick up. On Lebanon: we expect Hezbollah not to fire at Israel and Israel not to go wild in Lebanon. Ceasefires are messy but there's radical progress with less shooting.

Secretary Rubio is managing the diplomatic process. Eventually want Lebanese government to police southern Lebanon.

We believe international waterways should be free of tolls. The MOU contemplates Oman, Iran, and the Gulf Coast coalition will figure out a security framework to ensure the Strait is never used as a choke point again. If that's not in the final deal, there won't be a final deal.

We have all the cards; Iran must give what's necessary to get benefits.

We plan to brief Congress soon. We have an opinion from OLC that we can temporarily lift those sanctions without congressional approval. The choke point on Iranian oil was the blockade, not sanctions; sanctions just moved their financial system to shadow banking.

Lifting sanctions lets us see where their financial system sends money, a benefit to the American people.

Any attack at any scale is unacceptable. The fact that money was flowing to Hezbollah before the MOU is why we need the MOU. Critics misrepresent the deal: Iran gets nothing unless they change behavior.

The idea that Iran gets benefits before changing behavior is a talking point from people who want the conflict to continue.

Two big differences: Gulf Arab allies love this deal (they hated the JCPOA), and we come from a position of strength having destroyed Iran's nuclear program. Substantive differences: no enrichment allowed, destruction of enriched stockpile, zero American money. On Israel: we speak to them daily. The president is frustrated when explosions in civilian areas in Beirut happen right on the cusp of a breakthrough.

Israel has the right to self-defense but must respect the peace process. We need a regional framework to cut off money to Hezbollah.

It's a holistic approach: funding terrorism, attacking others, trying to get centrifuges, refusing inspectors. We maintain economic, diplomatic, and military leverage. If Iran changes, great; if not, we still have all the cards.

Gas has come down about 65 cents on the national average. Oil prices are near pre-war levels. You'll see substantial reduction, but I won't predict an exact price.

They have made concrete nuclear commitments: destruction of highly enriched stockpile. Lifting the blockade just returns to pre-conflict status; they were selling oil for years before. This is not a new benefit.

Some are written down, but we don't trust words, we trust action and verification. They promised not to enrich, to allow inspectors, to destroy the stockpile. Benefits only come if they actually do those things.

Sanctions are still on except oil sanctions which were ineffective. The blockade is what changed. No sanctions come off unless they perform; every sanction will come back on if they misbehave. It's a dial: good behavior gets relief, bad behavior turns it off.

This is the good thing about having leverage and being the United States.

Why don't we try and force people to vote on it? Let the American people see who supports voter ID and who doesn't.

Public messaging hasn't been chaotic. Dealing with a fractured Iranian system with poor communication is challenging. We signed Sunday, Iran wanted to wait until Friday for text release; we accommodated. Then they agreed to release immediately after both presidents signed. The delay was likely due to needing a Farsi translation confirmed by State Department.

We see where the money moves due to financial sanctions. Millions is not a lifeline for a 94-million-person economy with ~$1 trillion in damage. We can slap everything back on if they don't make the deal.

On Cuba: their economy is in worse shape than Iran's, 90 miles from our shore. We're talking to the Cuban government about changing their ways. If they make smart decisions, we'll have a better relationship.

Plan is to go to Switzerland, likely this weekend for technical nuclear talks. On frozen funds: I've heard numbers north of $100-200 billion, mostly not in U.S. accounts. We're not releasing a single dollar until Iran performs. Reports that Qatar released billions are false.

That intelligence report is not accurate and lacks context. What matters is launchers and launch teams, which have been substantially degraded. We haven't abandoned the mission; we accomplished it. Gulf Arab allies and Israelis feel substantially safer. Yes, I'm planning to lead the U.S. negotiating team.

Praise Jesus. The Pope is fundamentally accurate; it will be good for the entire world, but we must keep working to ensure Iran honors commitments.

The drawdown is to pre-conflict levels, meaning no extra aircraft carrier groups. Iran doesn't want that, we don't want that either.

Private companies from the Arab world want to invest in Iran if they behave. For example, UAE building a power plant is impossible now due to sanctions. If Iran behaves, we'll do sanctions relief to allow that. This creates integration and leverage.

Had a cold, been on book tour, talking a lot.

It requires Iran to behave like a normal country. If they don't, they get no economic benefits. If they do, it's great for everyone, including Kurds and those threatened by Iranian-funded terrorist organizations.

Have faith in President Trump. He has the courage to transform our relationship with Iran. If Iran doesn't comply, we still have every tool and point of leverage. Many criticisms are based on fundamental untruths about the MOU. It's about rewarding good conduct and punishing bad conduct.

Lindsey Graham came out with a positive statement after expressing concerns. When people understand the agreement and our negotiating posture, they'll realize it's excellent for Americans.

I don't want to get into hypotheticals. The president expects all friends to work together. The Axios report is not reflective of my conversations with Netanyahu. Some Israeli cabinet members have personally attacked President Trump. My message: Trump is the only head of state sympathetic to Israel right now, and two-thirds of defensive weapons protecting Israel were built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars. Israel's problem is not Donald Trump.

If I were in the Israeli cabinet, I wouldn't attack the only powerful ally I have left.