— J.D. Vance looks at Araqchi talking to the Pakistanis.

I think he was offended that he was completely ignored, lol.

—❗️🇶🇦 BREAKING: An explosion occured at Ras Laffan Industrial City, the largest gas facility in Qatar

The explosion was so intense that Qataris described it as an ‘earthquake’, and it was even heard in Bahrain. The cause is unknown.

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— 🇶🇦 NEW: Qatar’s Ministry of Interior confirms the explosion, and says it was due to a ‘technical incident’

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It’s confirmed that negotiations are still ongoing, Iran did not fully leave the venue.

—❗️🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇨🇭Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ismael Baqaei, at the end of today’s talks in Switzerland:

– Talks between the delegations have ended for now, and our main delegation has completed its work.

– Technical teams will continue discussions throughout the night, focused on a variety of issues including Iran’s frozen assets and the necessity of issuing sanctions waivers on Iranian oil and petrochemicals.

– Quadrilateral talks tonight focused mainly on the situation in Lebanon, and this situation must be solved before final negotiations start.

– A mechanism for safe passage has been established for the Strait of Hormuz, which is an important matter.

– A mechanism for monitoring the ceasefire in Lebanon was established.

– After Trump’s threatening statements earlier today, the Iranian delegation announced their ‘unwillingness to continue’ in the quadrilateral format, so talks proceeded in a different format.

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There are many things I could criticize from tonight’s events.

Most importantly that the Strait of Hormuz never really got closed (it’s open right now) and the whole ‘walk out’ of the venue was also for show.

But I truly don’t have the energy. I think you all understand the point.

The main good thing that came from tonight is a ‘de-confliction cell’ for monitoring the ceasefire in Lebanon.

The ceasefire which, surprisingly, has held for almost 36 hours—finally.

— 🇨🇴/🇮🇱 NEW: Colombia’s outgoing President, Gustavo Petro, declares the outcome of the Presidential election as invalid—and says it was rigged by Israel

Trump-backed pro-Israel candidate Abelardo de la Espriella officially won the election against the left-wing Ivan Cepeda by a thin margin.

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— 🇮🇷/🇨🇭/🇱🇧 NEW: The Iranian delegation is leaving Switzerland

The main progress that has been achieved: Israel has been forced to agree that it will partially withdraw from areas in Lebanon and hand them over to the Lebanese Army.

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— 🇱🇧/🇮🇷 Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun:

‘We are a sovereign country and nobody can negotiate on our behalf’

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— 🇮🇷/🇵🇰 NEW: Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, will travel to Pakistan tomorrow

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump crashes out on Truth Social:

‘The headline in the Corrupt and Failing New York Times: "What Changed After Almost 4 Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much." REALLY? Their Military is DONE, their Navy is GONE, their Air Force is GONE, their Launching Pads, Missiles, Drones and Manufacturing of same, is almost GONE, their top two sets of Leaders are GONE, their Inflation is at 250%, their Economy is BROKEN, their Soldiers aren't being paid, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN, THE OIL IS GUSHING, and the U.S. Stock Market and Jobs are at record HIGHS. That's what's CHANGED, you corrupt and unethical cowards, and MORE!!! President DJT.’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: During yesterday’s negotiations, J.D. Vance told the Iranian delegation to ignore Trump’s threats, saying it was just ‘trash talk’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇺🇳 NEW: Vice President J.D. Vance says Iran has agreed to the return of IAEA inspectors

He’s likely referring to this happening in case of a final agreement.

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