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- Dozens of U.S. cargo planes loaded with munitions landed at Ben Gurion Airport today. - Channel 12
- Hezbollah launched a drone at troops stationed in southern Lebanon during the day, which was intercepted by air defenses. The IDF called the attack a “blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement.
- The White House denies reporting claiming that it has given Iran three to five days to submit a response to the latest proposal for a permanent ceasefire with the US.
- The US breach of commitments and its blockade of Iranian ports and threats are the main obstacles to “genuine negotiations,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says.
“[The] world sees your endless hypocritical rhetoric and contradiction between claims and actions.
- The United States Embassy in Beirut is calling on U.S. citizens to leave Lebanon as long as commercial flight options are available
- White House spokeswoman Leavitt: "Trump did not set a deadline for negotiations with Iran. He chose to extend the ceasefire because Iran is the one that needs to recalculate. As a result of the siege, Iran is not even able to pay its people. The president chose to extend the ceasefire because it's Iran who needs to get their act together. The US and Trump have been very clear in our demands and our red lines and what we need to see... from the very beginning."
- The Lebanese parliament member representing Hezbollah, in tonight's interview: We are no longer committed to the ceasefire and will respond as we see fit
- Israel was updated by the US: The deadline Trump set for the Iranians is by Sunday.
- Fox News: Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran by only 3-5 days
- The US aircraft carrier George Bush is to arrive at the Middle East in about 3-4 days.
-Trump: “Very good news! I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed. Four will be released immediately, and four will be sentenced to one month in prison. I very much appreciate that Iran, and its leaders, respected my request, as President of the United States, and terminated the planned execution. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
-It may take up to six months to completely clear the Strait of Hormuz of the mines scattered by Iran, the Pentagon informed the US Congress, according to a Washington Post report. According to the report, such an operation is not expected to take place until the end of the war between the US and Iran.
- Iran speaker Ghalibaf: “A complete ceasefire only makes sense if it is not violated by the maritime blockade and the hostage-taking of the world’s economy, and if the Zionist warmongering across all fronts is halted; reopening the Strait of Hormuz is impossible with such a flagrant breach of the ceasefire. They did not achieve their goals through military aggression, nor will they through bullying. The only way forward is to recognize the rights of the Iranian nation.”
- President Trump told the New York Post that a second round of talks with Iran may take place as early as Friday
- 3 ships have been attacked so far by Iranian gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz.
- During the discussions on Tuesday, President Trump asked about military options in Iran. According to The Wall Street Journal, his advisers suggested continuing the pressure until the Iranians make a counteroffer, then deciding
- President Trump is giving Iran's warring factions a short window of several days to unify behind a coherent counter-offer or the ceasefire he extended Tuesday ends, three U.S. officials tell axios. An official US source clarified that this timeframe is intended to allow the Iranians to "reset themselves," emphasizing that this is not an open-ended agreement
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: “Navy will continue the blockade of Iranian ports. In a matter of days, Kharg Island storage will be full, and the fragile Iranian oil wells will be shut in.
- According to Israeli intelligence, although the IRGC’s ability to produce missiles has sharply declined, many of its missile cities could not be effectively struck from the air. AàAfter Israel and the U.S. targeted the entrances, the IRGC has spent the past two weeks digging outq missiles and relocating remaining stockpiles, indicating it still retains a significant missile arsenal.
- Sen. John Fetterman says Iran must be "so excited" by the Democratic Party's reactions toward Operation Epic Fury and the ongoing conflict. "It's almost as if we've forgotten on the Democratic side that the real enemy, the real threat, the real danger is Iran and its proxies."
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