Saturday, May 30, 2026

Iran/Israel Updates Motzei Shabbos Naso

 President Donald Trump asked for multiple edits to the Iran  deal, including regarding the remaining nuclear material and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports.
Trump wants a deal and expects it to be finalized soon, with a new back-and-forth expected to take days or longer.

Hezbollah fired a barrage of some 15 rockets at northern Israel, one of which exploded in a commercial center in the northern town of Kiryat Shmona, early Shabbos day.
There were no injuries in the strike that came while the center was closed, but the explosion caused extensive damage.

The IDF said that most of the rockets were intercepted, but it noted that one had impacted in Kiryat Shmona. It later published video

Israel shuts down schools near Lebanon border amid repeated Hezbollah rocket, drone attacks
IDF Home Front Command tightens guidelines, as Nahariya hospital moves operations underground.

- US official to Israel Hayom: President Trump decided to stop the war with Iran, fearing a major loss in the midterm election, because of polls that show that the war is unpopular and rising gas prices. Trump decided to hold off on a deal with Iran and also not restart the war, but he will finish it after the midterms.

- Trump: “If you're going to be in a hurry, you're not going to make a good deal, and slowly but surely, we're getting, I think, what we want  and if we don't get what we want, we're going to end it a different way."

-President Trump "tightened" the terms of the possible draft agreement to end the war in Iran and sent the proposed changes back to Iran for review and consideration. (NYT)

- NBC: An advanced shoulder-fired missile supplied by China may have been used to down the American F-15 over Iran last month. 
According to the report, the Chinese also provided the Iranians with a special radar system capable of detecting stealth aircraft.

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