Despite the ongoing face-to-face negotiations between Iran and the United States in Islamabad, which have reportedly advanced into technical talks on a potential peace deal to end the Iran War, fighting continues between Israel and Lebanon. In the last 24 hours alone, the Israeli Air Force reports that it has carried out over 200 strikes on Hezbollah military infrastructure and other targets in Southern Lebanon.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump said earlier that the United States is now in the process of clearing the Strait of Hormuz of mines, following reports that U.S. naval vessels transited the strait this morning into the Persian Gulf.

The commander of the Ugandan army, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announces that he is on his way to Tel Aviv - a day after declaring that he is ready to deploy 100,000 soldiers in Israel to "defend the Holy Land

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Israel under my leadership will continue to fight the terror regime of Iran and its proxies, unlike Erdogan who assists them and even massacres his Kurdish citizens."

Spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry:

"While American officials accuse Iran of bad faith and blackmail, there are elements in the US political and media arena openly suggesting that if the talks fail - the Iranian negotiation team should be eliminated. This is an encouragement of violence, terror, and assassination to exert pressure, and it must be condemned."

A HUGE Mazel Tov to Israeli gymnasts Artem Dolgopyat, who won the gold medal, and Noam Berkovich, who won the bronze medal at the World Cup in Croatia. We couldn’t be prouder! 🤸‍♂️🇮🇱🥇

Netanyahu: If we had not gone out with the roar of the lion and the people like a lion, Iran would have had an atomic bomb

Netanyahu: "There is still enriched material in Iran. Either it will be removed by agreement or by other means. We are working in full cooperation between me and President Trump"

"Iran is begging for a ceasefire, there is a deep weakening of the regime of terror. They are fighting for their own survival"

Netanyahu: Khamenei wanted to bury the production of missiles and nuclear material deep underground in such a way that even US planes could not detect it. It was impossible to stand by.

Defense Minister Katz on X: "Turkish President Erdogan, who did not respond to missile fire from Iran into Turkish territory and was revealed to be a paper tiger, is fleeing to the realms of anti-Semitism and declaring field trials in Turkey against the political and military leadership of Israel. What an absurdity. The Muslim Brotherhood man, who massacres Kurds, accuses Israel, which defends itself against its partners from Hamas, of genocide. He better sit quietly and keep silent"

Amid the negotiations - Trump sends a sharp warning to China: "They will be in big trouble if they send weapons to Iran"

Two senior Iranians to the New York Times: Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf and US Vice President J.D. Vance shook hands in a calm and warm atmosphere

US Vice President JD Vance confirmed that the round of talks with Iran yielded no results. "We held talks with Iran for 21 hours," Vance said. "We were quite flexible, but Iran chose not to accept our terms. This was our final and best offer. We need to get confirmation that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons. Returning to the US without a deal"

The Fars news agency quotes a source close to the negotiation team: Iran has no plans for the next round of talks. The American team was looking for an excuse to leave, they were not willing to lower their expectations.

Pakistani sources told the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper: Several key issues delayed progress in the negotiations between the US and Iran, primarily the issues of Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz. One of them said that the US "refuses to include Lebanon in any potential deal with Iran, and that the American delegation, especially Whitkopf and Kushner, wanted to transfer the entire Lebanon issue to Israel"

The Turkish Foreign Ministry in an official statement: "Netanyahu - the Hitler of our time"

Trump shares on social media an article suggesting he impose a naval blockade on Iran

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The Best Revenge

We should have done it long ago: If no ship passes then no ship will enter Iran.