US, Lebanon request Israel pause attacks against Hezbollah prior to talks - report
The report said the request was still under review by Netanyahu, with Lebanon earlier on Friday saying that the US would be mediating the talks.
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US team heads to talks with Iran in Pakistan with low expectations
Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say
IRGC commander, Iranian FM Araghchi clash over negotiating team before US-Iran talks - report
Syria, Jordan, Turkey sign deal to launch regional trade corridor
The agreement prioritizes the railway sector, including a proposal to link Anatolia in the north with the port of Aqaba in the south and extend toward the Gulf.
'Iran will not forfeit its rights': Statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei read on state TV
"Iran is not seeking war but will not forfeit its rights and considers all resistance fronts as a unified entity," Khamenei added.
Inside America: How Iran’s regime built a decades-long influence network inside the United States
IRAN AFFAIRS: The Islamic Republic has spent 47 years trying to root itself inside America, building a network of institutions designed to shape influence in Washington along the regime’s ideals.
Ex-CENTCOM Chief: IRGC running Iran can make concessions without regime change - interview
Former US CENTCOM Chief Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie Jr. spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday regarding issues surrounding the war with Iran.
‘Forgetting the people’: Iranians fear regime will become more brutal after ceasefire
Ending the war prematurely “could embolden the Iranian authorities, making them more repressive and self-assured,” warned Kako Aliyar, a member of a Kurdish Iranian opposition party.
Continued IDF ops. in Lebanon will ruin Iran peace talks in Islamabad, Iranian officials claim
Iran's deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said that despite reports to the contrary, the Strait of Hormuz remains open to civilian ships that coordinate with Iranian authorities.
Lebanon's hospitals may run out of vital medical supplies within days, says WHO
Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday after launching its largest attacks of the war on Wednesday.
As Trump claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but powerful with leverage over Hormuz - analysis
"This war will be remembered as Trump's grave strategic miscalculation. One whose consequences reshaped the region in unintended ways," Middle East scholar Fawaz Gerges told Reuters.
Hormuz at near standstill as Iran warns ships to keep to its waters
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, one of Japan’s big three shipping firms, is among those caught up in the confusion as firms try to work out what impact the US-Iran two-week ceasefire is having.
Kurds allegedly forced to register as Syrian Arabs to receive citizenship, NGO claims
NSVH reported that the failure to provide an option to register as Kurdish, which was flagged during field monitoring, has raised serious concerns about Damascus’s compliance with the legislation.
