— 🇮🇷/🇦🇪/🇶🇦/🇸🇦/🇰🇼/🇧🇭 NEW: In a joint statement, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates condemned and rejected Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz and urged ships not to contact the Persian Gulf Strait Authority

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— 🇮🇷/🇵🇰/🇺🇸 NEW: Contrary to Al-Arabiya’s claim, Iranian media confirm that Pakistan’s Field Marshal Muneer will indeed be heading to Tehran

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— 🇮🇷/🇶🇦/🇺🇸 NEW: A Qatari delegation has also landed in Tehran, will work together with Pakistanis to achieve a framework for an interim agreement

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— NOTE: Any details of a draft being circulated are inaccurate and false

Both sides have not even agreed on final proposed text yet.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇵🇰/🇶🇦 NEW: According to an informed source, Pakistan wants to try to convince Trump to accept Iranian tolls in the Strait of Hormuz

One of the reasons for the Qatari delegation’s presence is to force U.S. concessions elsewhere (like sanctions relief) instead of accepting tolls.

Both sides will be in Tehran to coordinate with the Iranian delegation, but the main diplomatic effort currently focuses on gaining U.S. concessions.

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: President Trump announces he won’t attend his son’s wedding because he ‘loves the United States of America’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ismael Baqaei:

‘We cannot say that we have reached a point where an agreement is close. No, that’s not the case. Differences between Iran and the U.S. are very deep and numerous, and not easily resolved.

We cannot say with certainty that after a few visits or talks over weeks or months, we will definitely reach a conclusion.

Regarding the nuclear program, we are a member of the NPT and have a right to nuclear enrichment, and our position on the enriched uranium stockpile has also been made clear.

Details related to the nuclear issue are not being discussed at this stage, and we definitely will not reach a solution if we try to delve into details related to our enriched uranium stockpile.’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s Foreign Ministry:

‘Focus is now on ending the war on all fronts, and finding a solution to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.

The nuclear issue, as far as we are concerned, is not currently a topic for discussion, and may be discussed sometime in the future.’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Axios, citing U.S. officials:

‘Trump has grown increasingly frustrated in the past few days over the current state of negotiations with Iran and has raised the possibility of one final major military operation, after which he would unilaterally declare victory and end the war.

A U.S. official briefed on the diplomatic efforts described the negotiations as ‘agonizing’, saying draft proposals are ‘going back and forth every day’ with little meaningful progress being made.’

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— 🇺🇸 President Trump: ‘I’m the smartest person you’ll ever meet’

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran closes its western airspace for night-time flights until Monday morning

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— 🇮🇷/🇶🇦 NEW: The Qatari delegation has departed Tehran, escorted by Iranian fighter jets

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There is a possibility the U.S. will give the green light for Israel to attack Iran, with no or minimal U.S. participation, to avoid dragging in the Arab states.

Note that Iran almost certainly won’t let this fly.

—❗️🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iran’s Armed Forces enter the highest state of alert

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Surely they wouldn’t attack when their beloved Field Marshal is still in Tehran

Ok nothing’s happening, goodnight.