Iran War Updates Motzei Shabbos Shmini

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- Trump: “The Trump card the president holds if Iran won’t bend: a naval blockade.”

- Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar calls on Iran and the United States to keep their commitment to maintain a ceasefire after the countries ended historic, face-to-face talks without an agreement. Pakistan will continue to play a mediating role and try to facilitate dialogue between Iran and the US in coming days, he says.

Negotiation talks collapse between US and Ira.

-Vice President Vance: We were quite flexible, but Iran chose not to accept our terms. We are returning to the US without a deal. 

Vance: “We've been at it for 21 HOURS. We've had substantive discussions...bad news is, we have not reached an agreement."

"The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement. And I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America. So, we go back to the U.S. having not come to an agreement. They have chosen not to accept our terms."

Vance: The simple fact is that we need to see a positive commitment that they will not try to develop nuclear weapons, and will not try to obtain the tools that would allow them to acquire nuclear weapons quickly.

- Trump: We are now beginning the process of clearing the Strait of Hormuz as a benefit to countries all over the world, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others. Amazingly, they do not have the courage or desire to do this work themselves.

- Turkey: Erdogan says, If The War drags in and US-Iran talks in Pakistan failed to achieve peace, then Türkiye may enter the war against Israel. 

Iran says talks with US to continue Sunday despite ‘serious disagreements’ remaining

IRGC warns that any attempt by military vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz will be met with “a strong response,” saying only non-military vessels would be allowed to pass under specific regulations, the IRGC declares in a statement carried by Iranian media after the US Central Command announced two US Navy warships transited the strategic waterway to clear mines laid by Tehran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the campaign against Iran “is not over,” “We hit them, we still have more to do.

- President Trump on Iran: "We are winning, no matter what happens, we are winning. Let's see what will happen. Maybe they will make a deal, maybe not. It doesn't matter. From America's point of view, we are winning."

LEBANON WAR UPDATE: Over the past 24 hours, the IDF has struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in South Lebanon and tightened the siege on Bint Jbeil ahead of Israel-Lebanon talks set to begin on Tuesday.  

- Israel struck 200 targets in Lebanon