Vance on strikes: 'Violence will be met with violence' • Aoun: Israel-Lebanon agreement ‘first step to restoring Lebanon’s sovereignty' • Trump says frozen Iranian funds will buy American goods
Tehran reasserted its claim over the Strait of Hormuz and warned Gulf states after a joint US-Gulf statement rejected Iranian toll demands, while reports said tankers were turned back by the IRGC.
IAEA chief said the current US-Iran deal requires access for UN nuclear inspectors, though Tehran insists that key sites will remain off-limits until a final deal is reached.
Vance on strikes: 'Violence will be met with violence' • Aoun: Israel-Lebanon agreement ‘first step to restoring Lebanon’s sovereignty' • Trump says frozen Iranian funds will buy American goods
Khamenei’s underground bunker had become an IDF target during Israel’s strikes against Iran in March, with clandestine IDF units 8200 and 9900 providing intelligence on its location.
During US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the Gulf states this week, he made it clear that Iran would not be allowed to impose tolls on ships wishing to pass through the strait.
"You Zionists must leave all of Lebanon. This land is the arena of resistance and steadfastness, not a playground for occupiers," he demanded in a social media post.
CENTCOM is entering direct talks with the IRGC in Qatar in a rare military-to-military channel that bypasses usual State Department or CIA mediation.
Italy, France agree on coalition to support Lebanon after UN mission ends • S. Korean ships leave Strait of Hormuz • Iran rejects claim unfrozen funds to be spent in US
Both countries emphasize “their sovereignty and sovereign rights over their territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz” and “agreed to maintain their dialogue on this issue."
IAEA head Rafael Grossi also confirmed on Wednesday that inspections are “going to happen,” according to the Associated Press.
