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Will the agreement with Iran promised by Donald Trump be signed on Sunday? See you tomorrow on 20 Minutes to follow the latest developments in these negotiations.
19h22
Donald Trump says the United States will recover enriched uranium from Iran
The American president asserts on his Truth Social network that the United States would go once calm has been restored to look for enriched uranium in Iran.
“When the time comes, when everything is calm, we will collect the nuclear dust, buried deep” in the mountains “thanks to our magnificent B-2 bombers and their brilliant pilots, and we will dilute and destroy it, whether in Iran or in the United States,” he wrote.
19h15
Trump says signing of Iran deal ‘on schedule’ for Sunday
Donald Trump affirmed on Saturday that the signing of an agreement with Iran was “planned for tomorrow” on Sunday, shortly after the spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy ruled out this possibility.
“The signing of the agreement is scheduled for tomorrow, and as soon as it is signed, the Strait of Hormuz will be OPEN TO ALL,” the American president wrote on his Truth Social network.
17h16
More than 70 Hezbollah infrastructure sites hit by Israel in 24 hours
The Israeli army said it had “struck more than 70 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours” and “eliminated” the group’s fighters in the area where it operates.
15h05
Iran denies peace deal will be signed within 24 hours
According to the government news agency Irna, Iran has ruled out any signing in the next 24 hours of a memorandum of understanding with the United States to put a lasting end to the war. “We have to wait to know the exact date of the signing. It won’t be tomorrow,” declared Iranian diplomatic spokesperson Esmaïl Baghaï, banking instead on “the coming days”.
13h19
Peace deal likely finalized within 24 hours, Pakistan says
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government is mediating between Iran and the United States to end their war, said Saturday that a peace deal would “probably” be finalized within twenty-four hours. “We are closer than ever to a peace agreement. While the finalization is likely to take place in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the e-signing of the peace agreement immediately thereafter, followed by technical discussions next week,” he said in a message on X.
12h47
Le guide suprême défunt Ali Khamenei late inhumé le 9 juillet
The funeral of Ali Khamenei, who led Iran for nearly thirty-seven years before being killed by Israeli-American strikes on February 28, will take place over six days starting July 4 in the capital Tehran, as well as cities saints of Qom (north) and Mashhad (north-east), where he was from, the channel said. He will be buried there on July 9. Initially planned for March, this tribute was postponed due to the war.
12h24
The content of the potential agreement still unclear
While the possibility of an agreement between the United States seems to be looming and “has never been so close” according to the head of Iranian diplomacy Abbas Araghchi, the content of the text is not yet known. Washington and Tehran, however, discussed what this protocol could contain, with major differences between their two versions. We take stock here:
09h56
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after warning
After the warning, the strikes. The Israeli army targeted southern Lebanon this Saturday, shortly after an evacuation notice for 20 localities in the region, reported the official Lebanese news agency Ani. These bombings targeted several sectors targeted by the Israeli call to evacuate, including the villages of Rihan and Sujud, located not far from Nabatiyé, Ani said.
09h21
Israeli army announces imminent strikes on southern Lebanon
The Israeli army announced this Saturday that it was preparing to carry out strikes, targeting the Islamist movement Hezbollah, in the Nabatiyé region, in southern Lebanon. Colonel Avichay Adraee, Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the IDF, called on the population to “immediately” evacuate 20 localities in the surroundings and north of Nabatiyé, his message on social networks specifying that the Israeli army was preparing to “act with force”.
09h15
Iranian drones shot down near Hormuz
The truce, however, hangs by a thread: the United States says it shot down several Iranian drones this Saturday which were targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
“US forces have shot them all down in recent hours, and maritime traffic in the strait remains fluid,” said Centcom, the US Middle East Command.
09h13
An agreement in sight?
Since Friday, a solution finally seems possible. Washington and Tehran displayed very restrained optimism about an emerging peace agreement. A senior American official estimated in recent hours at “80 to 85%” the probability of a framework agreement opening a period of 60 days of technical discussions.
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