Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

There was not, and there is not, any restriction on IDF soldiers in Lebanon from acting to remove threats.

The ceasefire that was announced yesterday leaves the IDF in all of its positions within the security zone that protects the communities of northern Israel.

As Netanyahu and I have made clear: Israel will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon.

Anton Milaev, a reported great-grandson of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, has been captured by Ukrainian forces.

Keir Starmer is expected to announce his resignation as prime minister on Monday.

Andy Burnham is the clear favourite to replace him.

Source: The Guardian

BIG: Source close to the negotiating team says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed unless Israel halts its attacks in Lebanon and Lebanon's territorial integrity is guaranteed.

Iran also demands that the U.S. fulfill its commitments, including easing restrictions on Iranian oil exports and releasing agreed funds, before reopening the strait.

Source: Tasnim

A new poll found that 92% of Israelis believe Iran emerged as the winner of the recent conflict and subsequent US-brokered deal.

Most respondents said the war weakened Israel’s long-term security, failed to achieve its objectives, and left them dissatisfied with the outcome.

Source: ToI

JD Vance to Pakistan’s Asim Munir:

Thanks for everything you did.

JD Vance:

We love Pakistan!

Qatar says US-Iran talks have begun in Switzerland, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan.

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi has no role in the current Iran–U.S. talks.

The nuclear issue is not on the agenda, Grossi is not present at the negotiations, and no members of Iran’s nuclear team are attending.

Nuclear discussions would begin only if certain agreed provisions are implemented.

Source: Fars

Andy Burnham in 2015:

The first foreign visit I would do as leader of the Labour Party would be to Israel.

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Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif:

I thank President Trump for his visionary and very dynamic leadership, which has resulted in this meeting here today.

Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif:

I think here we are going to have wonderful discussions, which will hopefully lead to very productive results in times to come.

JD Vance:

The opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the ending of the Iranian nuclear program—these things have already been accomplished.

The question is now how much more we can accomplish together.

Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference but certainly a thing that can happen.

Iranian Foreign Minister Aragchi and U.S. Vice President JD Vance are in the same room.

JD Vance on Lebanon:

The Qataris, the Pakistanis, our friends in Israel—we are all working toward regional peace.

Of course, there are going to be sometimes disagreements about how to get there.

But I actually feel great about where we are in Lebanon. There is still some additional wood to chop, but we are going to keep working on it.

JD Vance:

I have joked that I have two very, very important people in my life.

An Indian and a Pakistani.

The Indian is my wife, and the Pakistani is Field Marshal Munir.

JD Vance:

What today really represents is the beginning of a technical negotiation that's not going to solve every disagreement, but is going to allow us to sit together as teams, for the first time really in history, to figure out what matters most to the respective parties, to settle those issues, to solve those issues, and get to a better tomorrow.

The reason why the political leadership of the respective countries is here is because we wanted to, first of all, set up the structure for these technical negotiations, and second of all, make sure that our teams have our full support and know they can always call on us to break through any barriers.

We got a lot of work to do. We're excited to do it.

Thank you all for being here.