War in Iran and latest peace negotiations, live: all news from the United States, Israel, and Donald Trump today
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The war in the Middle East has lasted longer than Donald Trump intended since 'Operation Epic Fury', the great US attack on Iran to end the ayatollah regime. As the conflict reaches 100 days, Iran launched several waves of projectiles against northern Israel this Sunday in response to attacks on the southern neighborhoods of Beirut (Lebanon). Iran has been warning for weeks against Israeli actions in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip under the argument that the ceasefire agreement reached in April with the United States covered the entire region. However, the Israeli army has intensified its bombings and accelerated its invasion of Lebanon. The US president reacted with evident frustration to an episode that complicates his efforts: 'What I suggest to Iran is: you have already launched your missiles, that's enough, return to the negotiating table and close the deal,' he said in an interview with a Fox News reporter stationed in Tel Aviv. Follow live the state of negotiations between the United States and Iran and the Israeli bombings in Lebanon.
18:40
Pakistan: "Peace has never been as close as it is now"
"Amid ongoing intense mediation efforts by Pakistan, we are fully aware of incessant misinformation campaign being waged by those who want to sabotage the peace deal. Setting aside the noise, we can confirm that a final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached and Pakistan is now working closely with both parties to finalize the next steps. Peace has never been as close as it is now," is the statement with which Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan's mediator in the conflict, announced the agreement between the US and Iran.
18:28
Pakistan claims a "deal" between the US and Iran on the peace memorandum
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that the final text of the peace agreement between the United States and Iran has been agreed upon. "We can confirm that a final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached and Pakistan is working closely with both parties to finalize the next steps," he posted on social network X.
18:01
Washington presents its version of the agreement points with Iran to AFP
President Donald Trump accused Iran on Friday of lying about the content of the text being debated with the United States, and the White House rushed to give its version of the points agreed with Tehran to end the war. "This is what they accepted," a senior official told AFP, outlining five points: "Iranian nuclear material will be destroyed and removed," "the nuclear program will be dismantled," "its funds will not be released until they comply with the terms," "the Strait of Hormuz will remain open," and "there will be no financing of terrorist groups by Iran."
17:36
Vance says "no funds are being released just for signing a deal"
US Vice President J.D. Vance has stated that "a lot of fake information about a potential deal to reopen the Strait and end Iran's nuclear weapons program" is being spread. Vance clarified that the Iranians "are not receiving any cash, and no funds are being released for simply signing a deal or attending a meeting," after Donald Trump accused the counterpart in Tehran of leaking conditions to the press that "have nothing to do with the truth."
17:35
Irna claims Iran will maintain the right to enrich uranium in any final agreement with the US
The Iranian news agency Irna states that the Islamic Republic would maintain the right to enrich uranium in any final agreement with the United States after 60 days of negotiations. "Iran will negotiate on the nuclear program only within the framework of the fundamental principles of the Islamic Republic, and issues such as Iran's right to enrich uranium and the preservation of enriched material (...) will be emphasized with a view to their inclusion in the final agreement," according to Irna.
17:35
Iran's foreign minister says the agreement "has never been as close"
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stated that the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding" to address the war of the United States and Israel against Iran "has never been as close," but urged the media to refrain from speculating about its content until it is finalized. Araqchi indicated that Iran will share all details with the public in due course, in what he called Tehran's responsible and transparent approach.
17:34
Trump accuses Iran of not telling "the truth" in leaks of conditions for a deal
Donald Trump verbally lashed out at Iran this afternoon after the ayatollah regime denied the US president's announcement of an imminent agreement as justification for canceling the attacks on Thursday night. "The conditions that Iran leaked to the sensationalist media have nothing to do with the conditions that were agreed upon in writing," the New Yorker said on his Truth Social network. "What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement about the existence of a deal, has nothing to do with the truth. They are very untrustworthy people," the president wrote in a display of anger not accompanied by concrete threats, as has happened on previous occasions. He also condemned a "drone attack repelled against Indian ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz."
