— Iranian sources say that negotiations with the U.S. are ‘progressing’, but the atmosphere is far less positive than it is depicted in U.S. and Pakistani media.

There is still very much a sense that some of the gaps are too wide to bridge, on various issues (not just Hormuz and Nuclear file) and the distrust towards the U.S. is extreme.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran has exported 9 million barrels of crude oil from the Gulf of Oman since the U.S. blockade, and another 2 million barrels departed three days ago – TankerTrackers

Note: The sanctions waiver on Iranian oil is in effect until April 19th, which may be one of the reasons the U.S. is not interdicting these vessels.

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—❗️🇾🇪/🇮🇷/🇱🇧 The leader of Yemen’s Ansarallah, Sayyed Abdul Malik Al-Houthi:

– America and Israel sought to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran, but failed to do so.

– The Americans are not looking to negotiate, they want to impose their own demands on the Iranian nation.

– Israel has blatantly violated the ceasefire and continues to commit massacres in Lebanon, and it wants to occupy southern Lebanon indefinitely.

– We will not remain silent in the face of Israeli aggression against Lebanon, and we won’t allow them to achieve their goals.

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—❗️🇵🇰/🇮🇷 NEW: Pakistan’s Defense Chief, Field Marshal Assim Muneer, met with the Commander of Iran’s Khatam Al-Anbiyaa Central Headquarters, Major General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇱🇧/🇮🇱/🇺🇸 BREAKING: Following days of Iranian diplomatic pressure, President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, beginning at 5 PM EST (00:00 local time)

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇱🇧/🇮🇷 NEW: Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, praises the efforts of literally every single nation in reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon, except Iran of course

While the Lebanese and Israeli governments desperately frame this ceasefire as a result of direct negotiations, it is very clearly a result of Iranian pressure ahead of a second round of talks in Islamabad.

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇺🇸/🇱🇧 NEW: Trump invites Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇱🇧/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: The ceasefire in Lebanon was announced by Trump without Israel’s security cabinet approval – Amichai Stein

Sources say Pakistani Field Marshal Assim Muneer called President Trump on behalf of Iran and forced him to declare a ceasefire ahead of a new round of talks in Islamabad.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump:

‘We have a very successful negotiation going on now. I think if it happens, it’ll be announced fairly soon.

They’ll give us free oil, free Hormuz Strait, everything will be nice.’

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇻🇦/🇮🇷 President Trump: ‘The Pope said Iran can have a nuclear weapon’

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇻🇦 President Trump:

‘I’m all about the Gospel. But we can’t allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon that would kill millions of people.

The Pope can disagree with me on that, but I’m all about the Gospel, more than anybody’

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump:

‘Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon. They’ve agreed to it very powerfully.

They’ve agreed to give us the nuclear dust.’

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇻🇦Reporter: ‘Iran is going to execute four protesters, including a woman protester’

President Trump: ‘Well, tell that to the Pope. What do you say? Tell that to the Pope.’

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