— Paragraph 1, Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding:

‘And to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other…’

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🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱 - Israel's conditions for accepting the U.S.-Iran demands in the Memorandum of Understanding when it comes to Lebanon:

1 - The withdrawal of all Hezbollah elements north of the Litani River.

2 - The complete dismantling of Hezbollah's infrastructure in the area south of the Litani River.

3 - Granting Israel full freedom of movement and military action to thwart and eliminate any future threats, which includes ground and aerial operations.

Source: Israel Hayom.

— NEW: Giancarlo Esposito, known as ‘Gus Fring’ in the TV series Breaking Bad, has announced his conversion to Islam

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There he is.

Good for him, may Allah bless him and ease his journey to Islam.

— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇶🇦/🇵🇰 NEW: The first round of high-level quadrilateral talks between Iran, the United States, Qatar and Pakistan has now ended

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— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇵🇰/🇶🇦 IRIB: ‘It is not yet clear whether Iran will continue additional rounds of talks later today’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran issued a formal protest against the United States for Trump’s recent threats, and informed the U.S. that Iran will study ‘an appropriate response’ – Tasnim

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇱🇧/🇺🇸/🇮🇱 Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency:

– According to an informed source, if Israel does not withdraw from Lebanon, Iran will suspend the ongoing negotiations with the United States.

– A ceasefire itself is a major part of Paragraph 1 of the MoU, but a withdrawal of forces constitutes another integral part of this.

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🇮🇷🇺🇸| Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Ghalibaf, in reaction to Trump’s threats:

Do they not think to themselves that if their threats had achieved anything, they would not have reached today’s desperation? We do not take American threats seriously.

They had better be careful with their statements. Our armed forces are ready to respond to them in a different way. No matter how much they talk, we are the ones who act.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇱🇧 Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB):

– So far, the topic of discussion at the first round of talks has been Lebanon.

– This lasted for about 80 minutes, and the Iranian side insisted on an Israeli withdrawal and lasting ceasefire.

– The nuclear issue was not discussed and will not be discussed until the final negotiations.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iran’s negotiating delegation has left the venue entirely and will not continue talks tonight, in protest of Trump’s threats – Tasnim

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇱🇧 Member of Iran’s diplomatic delegation, Mehdi Ghorbanzadeh:

‘There will be no talks on other topics as long as the situation in Lebanon is not resolved.’

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It looks like the Iranian delegation is under pressure from back home, with good reasons.

They are under pressure from Iranian experts, MPs, and most importantly: The Iranian people who are outside every single night.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: The Strategic Deputy of President Pezeshkian has issued an order that nightly pro-Islamic Republic rallies should end after Ayatollah Khamenei’s burial ceremony in July, because they ‘threaten national cohesion’

The reason? Very predictable. They know the Iranian population is against the current negotiations.

In the statement of the Strategic Deputy, it explicitly says:

‘The gatherings could change the field dynamics towards creating blockages in the path of diplomacy.’

‘Some of these gatherings have turned into a lever to put pressure on the official structure (i.e. the government and negotiators)…posting a serious obstacle to making strategic and expedient decisions at critical moments.’

In other words, they want to use the people to protect the system during war time, but they don’t want those same people to be on the streets and freely expressing their critical opinion against the Pezeshkian / Qalibaf / Araqchi negotiations.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Barak Ravid, citing a diplomatic source, says Iran did not leave the venue and talks still continue with the U.S. and mediators

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— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: The IDF is considering withdrawing from Beaufort Castle and the surrounding heights, including Ali Taher hill and Kfar Tebnit, after suffering heavy losses in the area

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—❗️🇦🇪/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 BREAKING: Hebrew media report that Iranian agents tried to kidnap Ronen Bar, former chief of the Israeli ‘Shin Bet’ intelligence agency, in the United Arab Emirates

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