Rocket launches from Lebanon towards the Karmiel area in northern Israel.

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Mohammad Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament and head of the Iranian delegation for negotiations with the US in Islamabad, insists that the ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of Iran's assets must occur before negotiations begin.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇱🇧 — After a call with President Trump, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tightened Israel’s strike policy in Lebanon, with attacks on Beirut now requiring higher-level approval, including his own, Kan News reports.

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Washington sends strongly worded message to Baghdad demanding that Iraqi militias tied to Iran be disbanded immediately.

On 8 April, U.S. diplomats were almost ambushed in western Iraq by militias who pretended to be Federal police.

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Trump, despite telling the public that oil flows would quickly resume, privately doubts that the Strait of Hormuz will be fully reopened anytime soon.

Source: Reuters

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Amnesty International says Iran has faced a nationwide internet shutdown for over 40 days, cutting millions off from news, communication, and help. The group calls internet access a basic human right and urges authorities to restore it immediately, warning it may hide human rights abuses.

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The Islamic Republic's negotiating delegation, led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Islamic Republic of Iran Parliament, has arrived in Islamabad.

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Lockheed Martin has received a $4.7 billion Pentagon contract for Patriot interceptors, which the U.S. and its allies have used extensively to defend against Iranian missiles and drones.

The deal supports plans to ramp up production of the PAC-3 MSE interceptor from 620 units last year to 2,000 annually by 2030.

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The The Wall Street Journal reported that approximately 2,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division may be deployed to the Middle East in the coming days, according to U.S. officials.

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An image of the Iranian delegation upon arrival in Islamabad, Pakistan

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Reporter: You’re not going to let Iran toll the strait, are you?

Trump: We are not gonna let them do it. Nobody knows if they are doing that. If they are doing that, we will not let that happen.

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The Lebanese government and the Trump administration have asked Israel to pause strikes on Lebanon ahead of direct talks next week, Axios reports.

➡️ Lebanon has proposed that Israel return to the understandings of the November 2024 ceasefire and limit strikes to imminent Hezbollah threats.

➡️ The U.S. supports the request and is urging Israel to agree, though Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet decided.

➡️ Israeli officials insist there is no formal ceasefire, but one source said Netanyahu could still approve a short tactical pause in airstrikes.

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U.S. intelligence indicates Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles and could restore parts of its launch capability by recovering launchers from underground storage sites, despite repeated US/Israeli strikes throughout the war, according to WSJ, citing U.S. officials.

➡️ While more than half of Iran’s launchers are believed to have been destroyed, damaged, or trapped underground, U.S. officials assess that many could eventually be repaired or dug out.

➡️ Some in Washington are concerned Tehran could use the current pause in fighting to rebuild elements of its missile arsenal even as efforts continue to solidify the ceasefire and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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NEW: Iran hasn't been able to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the waterway and lacks the capability to remove them, according to NYT, citing U.S. officials.

The officials say it is unclear whether Iran accurately tracked the location of every mine it deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, and even when positions were recorded, some mines may have drifted or shifted over time.

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According to the Wall Street Journal Additional U.S. naval and Marine forces are moving into the middle east, including the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group and the USS Boxer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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NOW: According to locals Two Israeli airstrikes targeted the towns of Toul and Jibchit in southern Lebanon.

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According to CNN, U.S. intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.

The systems Beijing is preparing to transfer are shoulder-fired anti-air missile systems known as MANPADs, the sources said, which posed an asymmetric threat to low-flying US military aircraft throughout the course of the five-week war and could again if the ceasefire falls apart.

Two of the sources told CNN there are indications that Beijing is working to route the shipments through third countries to mask their true origin.

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In an interview, a Saudi expert criticized the United States over its response to past attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, stating that Washington failed to provide support at the time.

The official also accused the U.S. of undermining efforts to reduce tensions with Iran, and claimed that American policy in the region is driven by a preference for conflict.

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