War in Iran: Donald Trump calls on his negotiators to “not rush” to reach an agreement with Tehran

This live is over, thank you for following it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Donald Trump had, during a call, reiterated Israel’s “right” to fight in Lebanon, where the Israeli army is targeting pro-Iranian Hezbollah.

“President Trump reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself against threats on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” Benjamin Netanyahu reported in a statement, the day after the telephone conversation between the two men.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said he hoped on Sunday that Iran, which supports the Lebanese movement, and the United States, would reach an agreement for a lasting end to the conflict in the Middle East, and that the Lebanese aspect would be included.

“God willing, this agreement will be finalized (…) Consequently, we too will be among those who will be included in this agreement – an agreement for a complete cessation of hostilities,” he declared in a televised address, referring to Israel which continues strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire.

Donald Trump says the blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz will remain “in full force” until an agreement is signed with Tehran to end the war.

“The blockade will remain in full force until an agreement is reached, certified and signed,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social network, adding that “both parties must take the time necessary to get it right. There must be no mistakes.”

Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States did not intend to “rush” to conclude an agreement with Iran.

“I asked my representatives not to rush to conclude an agreement, because time is on our side,” wrote the American president on his Truth Social platform, while the Americans and Iranians said they were seeking to finalize an agreement to permanently end the war in the Middle East.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced Sunday that 11 people had been killed the day before in an Israeli strike on the south of the country, despite the truce in force in the war between Israel and pro-Iranian Hezbollah.

“The Israeli enemy’s strike on the village of Sir al-Gharbiyé in the Nabatié region caused a massacre whose final toll was 11 dead, including a child and six women, and nine wounded, including four children and a woman,” the ministry said in a press release.

Donald Trump assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any agreement with Tehran would provide for the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program and the transfer of the stock of highly enriched uranium out of the country, an Israeli official said on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

During a call on Saturday evening, the US president “made it clear that he would remain firm in negotiations on his long-standing demand to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program and remove all enriched uranium from Iranian territory and that he would not sign any final agreement in the absence of these conditions,” the source said in a statement. communicated.

The Israeli army called on Sunday for the evacuation of around ten villages in southern and eastern Lebanon, ahead of planned attacks against pro-Iranian Hezbollah, despite the current truce.

Arabic-speaking military spokesperson Avichay Adraee listed on ceasefire.”

Ursula von der Leyen welcomed on Sunday “progress towards an agreement between the United States and Iran” to end the war in the Middle East, after the announcement by American officials that an agreement could be announced quickly.

“We need an agreement that truly defuses the conflict, reopens the Strait of Hormuz and guarantees full freedom of navigation without toll. Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon,” declared the President of the European Commission in a publication on X.

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The British Prime Minister on Sunday welcomed “progress towards a deal” to end the war in Iran, after US officials indicated that an announcement regarding a deal could be made later today.

“We will work with our international partners to seize this opportunity to achieve a long-term diplomatic settlement,” he said in a message published on X.

Pakistan, mediator between Iran and the United States since the start of the conflict, hopes to host “very soon” a new session of peace negotiations between representatives of the two countries, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said earlier this Sunday.

“Pakistan will continue its peace efforts with the greatest sincerity and we hope to host the next negotiating session very soon,” the latter wrote on the social network X.

A first unsuccessful session of talks was held in Islamabad on April 11 between American Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian representatives, including the influential Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

The secretary of state said an announcement was possible later on Sunday regarding a deal with Iran.

“I think it may be possible that in the next few hours the world will receive some good news,” Marco Rubio told reporters in New Delhi.

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Donald Trump said Saturday that an agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war has been “extensively negotiated.” But this is “subject to being finalized” between the two countries and others in the region.

The draft agreement with Iran includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the American president said in a message on his Truth Social platform, which took place after a telephone discussion with numerous leaders of Gulf states.