Nathan Hager

Bloomberg's Jumana Bersetchi reports it's an ambitious timeline.

In the meantime, Iranian state media report the country's president met recently with injured Supreme Leader Mojtaba Hameini.

The report doesn't say when or what they talked about.

Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut suburbs.

Since Israel's ceasefire with Lebanon began last month, Iran had threatened to pull out of its U.S.

truce if Israeli attacks continued.

And with gas prices still above $4.50 a gallon on average, Bloomberg News has learned the White House is considering tapping oil under military bases and other Pentagon sites to help refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

President Trump ordered a release of 172 million barrels after he launched the war.

It's poised to hit its lowest level since 1982.

Right now, crude oil is down more than 4%.

West Texas Intermediate's trading right around $91 a barrel.

Brent is at $97.

And stocks are mixed.

The S&P 500's little change to the upside.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 0.3% back below 50,000.

The Nasdaq Composite is higher by 0.5%.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Middle East situation today with Pope Leo XIV.

The Vatican audience came amid a growing public spat between President Trump and the pontiff over the war.

It hasn't ended there, as we hear from Bloomberg's Richard Bravo in Brussels.

Bloomberg's Richard Bravo reports Secretary Rubio will meet with Prime Minister Maloney tomorrow.