🇺🇸 🇮🇷 American official to Axios: “We still haven’t agreed on what to negotiate about with Iran”.

Seems Pakistan did a bad job at mediating, neither side even knows what they are talking about.

🇱🇧 🇮🇱 The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors held a historic phone call today regarding their meeting next Tuesday in Washington DC.

🇮🇷🇺🇲Negotiations will begin on Saturday evening in Islamabad if prior agreement is reached

🇺🇲🇮🇷Iranian Parliament Speaker says his country has good intentions but does not trust America

🇮🇷 The Iranians in Islamabad

🇵🇰 🇺🇸 The U.S. has finished holding talks with Pakistan, as it appears indirect talks might be underway.

🇺🇸 🇮🇷 The US has released frozen Iranian assets in Qatar and other foreign banks in order to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source has told Reuters.

🇺🇸 🇮🇷 The White House now DENIES that they are releasing frozen Iranian assets.

🇮🇷 🇺🇸 🇵🇰 Iranian and American delegations are now holding direct talks with Pakistani mediators. Pakistani media described the atmosphere as “positive”.

🇵🇰🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia said Pakistan has deployed fighter jets and other aircraft to King Abdulaziz Air Base under a joint defense agreement, coinciding with Pakistan hosting U.S.–Iran talks.

🇱🇧 Protests underway again in Beirut, as a response to the Lebanese government seeking negotiations with Israel. Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are meeting Tuesday in Washington D.C.

🇮🇷🇺🇲🇵🇰 Negotiations lasted for 2 hours, then they took a break. The break is occurring now.

🇮🇶 Nizar Amidi has been elected the new President of the Republic of Iraq. He is Kurdish, but the Shiite Prime Minister holds more power per the constitution.

🇱🇧🇮🇱The Zefta–Mseilh highway in Nabatieh, Lebanon has been struck in an IDF Terrorist attack.

🇱🇧 🇮🇱 Hezbollah continues launches today throughout Israel.

Rockets, not missiles.

🇺🇲🇮🇷An American Naval ship crossed the Strait of Hormuz today before turning back around after Iranian threats. It weirdly took the YELLOW route instead of the normal RED route.

🇱🇧 Pro-Hezbollah protesters have gone through Sunni neighborhoods shouting slogans at people, giving middle fingers, and yelling directly into their apartments.

This is too far, and it’s the Sectarian divide that Israel wants to happen.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 US-Iran talks in Pakistan are expected to continue tonight and may extend into Sunday.

🇮🇷🇺🇲 First phase of in-person talks over, US-Iran delegations now exchanging written messages.

🇮🇷🇺🇲Iran has made key demands today in negations with JD Vance and his team:
-Control of the Strait of Hormuz.
-Payment of war reparations.
-Ceasefire across the region including in Lebanon.

🇮🇱🇱🇧 Multiple Israeli Merkava tanks are operating near the center of Bint Jbeil. As much as it pains me to say it, Israel will likely take the town in a few days at this pace. The town was encircled, making it almost impossible to defend.