— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇱🇧 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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— 🇮🇷/🇵🇰/🇶🇦/🇺🇸 NEW: Iran is demanding an apology post on Truth Social from President Trump

Mediators are currently forcing him to do it, but he’s being stubborn.

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— 🇱🇧/🇸🇾 Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa: ‘You won’t see Syria interfering in Lebanon, and I don’t know why everybody keeps asking me this.’

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Jolani > Aoun?

An Iranian source says America has agreed to a partial Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as a ‘goodwill gesture’.

Iran is still insisting on an eventual full withdrawal from all occupied territories.

— 🇮🇱/🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Hebrew media: The Iranians were right when they chanted ‘death to America’, we get it now

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