Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Beirut as U.S.-Iran Deal Nears
The strike targeted Hezbollah infrastructure and a command center as mediators pushed the United States and Iran toward a deal that could halt hostilities.
- On Sunday, the Israeli military struck Beirut, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in response to projectile attacks on northern Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed the strikes occurred in the southern suburbs.
- Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran on Sunday to finalize a U.S.-Iran 60-day ceasefire framework as President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif prepared for electronic signing of the broader agreement.
- Iran holds 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60% purity, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Trump asserted that when all is calm, the U.S. would "downblend and destroy" the material.
- Israel's government feels sidelined by negotiations led by Pakistan, while the Republican Party criticized the deal for failing to improve upon the 2015 nuclear agreement that Trump withdrew from during his first term.
- A tenuous ceasefire since April 7 remains threatened by ongoing regional military activity, even as Trump expects the Strait of Hormuz to open immediately following the electronic signing of the agreement.
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Trump Scolds, Iran Warns After New Strike on Beirut
The likelihood of a peace deal in the Iran war being at hand was thrown further into doubt Sunday when Israel struck what it called a Hezbollah command center in Beirut's suburbs. Iran then warned it may abandon negotiations with the US and respond militarily, the Wall Street Journal reports,...
Finally, the US and Iran seem to have been on the verge of reaching an agreement to end the war that has lasted for more than three months. Iran has always made the cessation of fighting in Lebanon a condition for a more comprehensive agreement with the US.
'Let's not blow it': Trump criticizes Israeli attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his disapproval with Israel over its attack on Hezbollah targets in Beirut on Sunday, taking issue with its timing, given that the U.S. and Iran are “so close to a peace deal.”“Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless; nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process,” the president posted to Tr…
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