Day 76 | Vance sees progress in Iran talks despite Trump rejection
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US President Donald Trump has claimed the United States will prevail in its war with 'Iran', “peacefully or otherwise”, while insisting that assistance from 'China' is not necessary to secure a settlement.
Meanwhile, 'Kuwait' said four members of 'Iran’s' Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attempted to enter the country through Bubiyan Island to carry out what it described as “hostile” activities. 'Iran' has officially denied the accusations.
In the Gulf, Qatar accused 'Iran' of “weaponising” the Strait of Hormuz and using it to “blackmail” regional states, as energy supplies and other essential goods remain stranded due to disruptions in the strategic waterway.
Elsewhere, 'Israel' has killed two paramedics in 'Lebanon’s' Nabatieh, according to the country’s Health Ministry, which said they were “directly targeted”. The ministry added that at least 2,883 people have been killed by 'Israel' in 'Lebanon' since March 2.
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Hezbollah says targeted ‘Israeli’ troops in north ‘Israel’
Hezbollah on Thursday said it targeted ‘Israeli’ troops in northern ‘Israel’ with a drone, as Lebanon and ‘Israel’ were holding a new round of direct talks in Washington.
In a statement, the group said it "targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the Rosh HaNikra site" near the border with Lebanon with a drone.
The ‘Israeli’ military had earlier said "an explosive drone launched by the Hezbollah terrorist organisation fell within Israeli territory, near the Israel-Lebanon border".
Trump says Xi vowed not to arm Iran
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said President Xi Jinping had offered China's help to open the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran in its war against the US and ‘Israel’.
"He said he's not going to give military equipment… he said that strongly," Trump told the "Hannity" show on Fox News, after the two leaders met in Beijing.
"He'd like to see the Hormuz Strait open, and said 'if I can be of any help whatsoever, I would like to help,'" Trump added.
IRGC Navy: 30 vessels granted passage through Hormuz last night
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy official told Iranian state television on Thursday that 30 commercial vessels have been permitted to transit the Strait of Hormuz since Wednesday night under specific Iranian arrangements.
This comes an hour after Tehran had authorized several Chinese commercial vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz under specific Iranian management protocols according to information revealed by Iran's Fars News Agency reported on Thursday.
Vessel seized off UAE coast taken into Iranian waters
A British maritime agency said Thursday that a vessel was seized off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and escorted into Iranian waters, according to preliminary reports.
US hosts new Lebanon-'Israel' talks as ceasefire deadline nears
Lebanese and 'Israeli' officials are set to meet in Washington for a new round of US-mediated negotiations ahead of the expiration of the current ceasefire arrangement, which has remained fragile amid continued 'Israeli' strikes in southern Lebanon.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said Beirut is seeking a permanent ceasefire, while 'Israel' is reportedly conditioning any long-term agreement on the disarmament of Hezbollah.
Despite the truce extension through Sunday, Lebanese authorities say more than 400 people have been killed in 'Israeli' attacks since the ceasefire took effect in April.
'Israeli' airstrike destroys building in Abbasieh, south Lebanon
Gulf states, Jordan urge UN to reject Iran’s ‘unilateral’ Hormuz Strait claims
A coalition of six Arab states has called on the United Nations to reject Iran’s recent declarations asserting new “administration” and legal rules over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that the move threatens maritime law and regional stability.
In a letter submitted to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Security Council on Wednesday, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan condemned what they described as Tehran’s “escalation” and “rejected allegations” of unilateral control over the strategic waterway, according to the Bahrain News Agency.
'Israeli' strikes kill 10, including children, in south Lebanon
'Israeli' strikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 10 people, including several children, in the Nabatieh and Tyre districts, according to Lebanon’s state news agency NNA.
Multiple others were wounded in attacks on Arabsalim, Harouf, Roumin and Zebqine.
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