Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Beirut as U.S.-Iran Deal Nears
The strikes hit Hezbollah infrastructure and a senior command official as negotiators moved closer to a deal that could halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- 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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Israel has attacked the stronghold of Hizbollah terrorists in Beirut this Sunday in the face of the most optimistic news that the agreement between the US and Iran to extend the 60-day ceasefire is to be signed today. This tense attack further tightens the already fragile situation in the Middle East as it occurs at an extremely delicate moment in the negotiations between the US and Iran, the great valuer of the Hizbollah terrorists. Israel has …
Israeli strikes hit Beirut as US-Iran talks near completion
Israeli jets struck Beirut's Dahiyeh district on Sunday, hitting the Ghobeiry area. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed the strikes targeted Hezbollah infrastructure. Trump warns Israel and Iran not to 'blow it' after new strikes threaten emerging truce deal.
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