BEHIND THE LINES: Syria remains deeply divided along ethnic lines, with a series of ongoing “cold wars” underway between minority communities and the new Sunni Arab authorities.
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US officials claimed that intelligence reports indicate that if Israel continues operations against Hezbollah, it may negatively impact the success of the fragile US-Iran agreement.
The IDF has attacked over 100 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past day, killing dozens of terrorists the military said in a statement Friday.
Araghchi added that the US would be held responsible for any violation of the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US.
According to an Israeli source, Israel will not continue attacking Hezbollah for the time being, with the 80 sites targeted being the full response to the recent Hezbollah drone attacks.
The sudden ruling came hours after a call between France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, where they discussed the latest developments in the Iran war.
Three or four cells, each comprising about 10 elite Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim fighters, launched at least seven drone attacks from desert locations near the southern cities of Basra and Samawa.
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The criticism was a rare rebuke from members of the Republican Party who have mostly offered full loyalty to the president, but are increasingly restive.
Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom also addressed the progress of Iran's nuclear program and expressed deep skepticism about the reliability of international understandings.
