DIRECT. War in the Middle East: the United States says it is on the verge of concluding an agreement with Iran

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IDF announces more than 70 strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon

The Israeli army claims to have struck more than 70 Hezbollah infrastructures across Lebanon during the day, using around 85 munitions. These operations aimed to eliminate threats to Israeli soldiers and civilians.

In the Tire region, the army says it has targeted around ten command centers, weapons depots and other infrastructure used by Hezbollah to prepare attacks against Israel.

Iranian President Orders Reopening of International Internet Access

Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has ordered the restoration of international internet access in the country, according to Iranian state media Tasnim and Fars. “The decree aimed at restoring the internet to its pre-January state was communicated to the Ministry of Communications,” Iranian agencies said.

International internet access was suspended on February 28, at the start of American and Israeli strikes against Iran.

Israeli army announces bombing of Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon

The Israeli army claimed, on Telegram, to strike Hezbollah infrastructures in the Bekaa Valley and other regions of Lebanon. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would intensify the offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah.

Netanyahu says Israel will ‘intensify’ offensive in Lebanon to ‘crush’ Hezbollah

Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would intensify the offensive in Lebanon against pro-Iranian Hezbollah, as the United States and Iran try to finalize the terms of a deal to end hostilities in the Middle East.

“We are not slowing down, on the contrary, I asked to speed up,” declared the Prime Minister in a video broadcast on his Telegram channel. “We are going to intensify the blows, intensify their power and we are going to crush” Hezbollah.

Series of strikes in southern Lebanon kills three people, says Lebanese National Information Agency

Dozens of Israeli strikes targeted several towns and villages in southern Lebanon in the early hours of the day, killing three people aboard two cars and a motorcycle, the Lebanese National Information Agency (ANI) reported.

Accusing Hezbollah of “violating the ceasefire”, Israel had issued evacuation orders for the inhabitants of more than ten localities, the majority located in the regions of Jezzine and Nabatiyé, and others for the city of Tire and its surroundings, including the Palestinian camp of Rachidiyé. In Doueir, locality of Nabatiyé, a woman is still buried under the rubble of her house targeted by a strike two days ago, due to lack of Israeli authorization granted to the rescue teams.

Iran would consider transferring its enriched uranium to China

Iran would be ready to transfer its stock of highly enriched uranium to China as part of a possible agreement with the United States, reports the Saudi channel Al-Arabiya citing senior officials. According to these sources, Tehran would also seek to obtain guarantees from Beijing before signing an agreement with Washington.

Iranian Supreme Guide, injured by American and Israeli strikes, holed up in secret location

According to American officials, the Iranian supreme leader injured during the American and Israeli strikes is effectively holed up in an undisclosed location, with little access to the outside world, and can only be reached through a “labyrinth of letters”, indicates CBS News.

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was reportedly injured during the raid that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the February 28 US-Israeli offensive against Iran, but details on the severity of his injuries are not known and he has not appeared in public since. His mother, his wife and one of his sons also died in the attack.

Israeli army calls on residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate

The Israeli army has issued an urgent warning to residents of the town of Maachouq, near Tyre, in southern Lebanon, calling on them to immediately evacuate a targeted area ahead of an operation against Hezbollah. In its press release, the IDF asserts that “continued violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah force the army to act against its infrastructure.”

Donald Trump calls for the signing of the Abraham Accords by Riyadh and Doha in the peace plan with Iran

US President Donald Trump has urged Muslim-majority countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Pakistan, to normalize relations with Israel under the Iran peace deal.

In a lengthy social media post, Trump listed the countries whose leaders he spoke with on Saturday as part of discussions to end the war with Iran: “I stated that after all the work the United States has done to try to resolve this situation very complex, all these countries should be obliged, at a minimum, to sign the Abraham Accords simultaneously.

Senior Iranian officials present in Doha

A high-level Iranian delegation, including the chief negotiator and the central bank governor, visited Qatar to discuss peace efforts and frozen assets, a source close to the discussions said. “Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Doha earlier today for discussions on ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the conflict,” the source said on condition of anonymity.

The visit is focused “on topics related to the Strait (of Hormuz Editor’s note) and highly enriched uranium. The Governor of the Central Bank is part of the delegation to discuss the issue of frozen funds, which is addressed in the memorandum of understanding as part of a possible final agreement” between Washington and Tehran, she added.

Donald Trump says there will be an ‘excellent and meaningful’ deal or ‘no deal’

The American president declared that a possible agreement with Iran must be “excellent and significant”, otherwise there will be “no agreement”. “Either the Iran deal will be an excellent and meaningful deal, or there will be no deal,” he wrote on Truth Social.

Iran reports progress on many points with the United States but an agreement is not imminent

Iran this morning mentioned progress in negotiations with the United States to put a lasting end to the war, while rejecting the idea of ​​an imminent agreement. “It is correct to say that we have reached a conclusion on a large part of the issues under discussion,” declared the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esmaïl Baghaï, during his weekly press briefing. “But to say that the signing of an agreement is imminent, no one can say that,” he added, accusing Washington of being fickle.

Israeli army calls for evacuation of ten villages in Lebanon

The Israeli army called this morning for the evacuation of ten villages in southern Lebanon, despite the current truce. Arabic-speaking military spokesperson Avichay Adraee listed ten localities out of ceasefire.”

Two people killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Two people were killed yesterday by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, the day after an Israeli raid which left 11 dead, announced the Ministry of Health, despite the truce in progress since April 17. For its part, the Israeli army announced this morning the death of one of its soldiers the day before in southern Lebanon.

Pakistan believes in a multi-stage resolution of the conflict

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, mediator in these negotiations, yesterday fueled the scenario of a resolution of the conflict in several stages, declaring that he hoped to “welcome the next negotiation session very soon”. A first was held in Islamabad on April 11, without an outlet.

What does the agreement currently being negotiated contain?

According to American media, the agreement in preparation between Tehran and Washington would allow ships to pass through Hormuz again a passage through which a fifth of the hydrocarbons consumed in the world passed before the conflict.

According to CBS News, citing sources close to the discussions, the latest proposal would also include the unfreezing of certain Iranian assets in banks abroad. “Despite discussions started today (Sunday), the United States continues to block certain clauses of the agreement, in particular the question of the release of frozen Iranian assets, and these points remain unresolved at this time”, however indicated the Tasnim press agency at the end of the day.

Fars reports that the sanctions targeting oil, gas and other petrochemical products would also be lifted while negotiations continue in order to allow Iran to export these products, which are essential for its economy. The agreement discussed does not seem to resolve the issue, however. nuclear .

The United States says it is close to a “solid” agreement with Iran

The United States said it was still on the verge of concluding a “solid” agreement with Iran, after Donald Trump the day before tempered hopes of an imminent agreement to put a lasting end to the war in the Middle East. “We have what I believe to be a pretty solid thing on the table in terms of their ability to open the Strait” of Hormuz, but also “to enter into negotiations” on Iranian nuclear power, declared American Secretary of State Marco Rubio from New Delhi. “We thought we would have news last night, maybe today, I wouldn’t get too far ahead of myself on that,” he added.

As the United States works to find a deal, President Donald Trump dampened hopes yesterday, despite signs of progress on both sides. “I asked my representatives not to rush to conclude an agreement, because time is on our side,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform, also warning that the blockade imposed by his country on Iranian ports would remain in force “until an agreement is concluded, certified and signed”.​​​​​​​The presidency, however, believes “that approval of the agreement by the Iranian authorities could take several days”, according to the media Axios.

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