US Iran Negotiations
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Hezbollah Rockets Hit Kiryat Shmona as IDF Orders Evacuations in Southern Lebanon (May 30, 0708 UTC, 1008 Israel) (Morning Edition)
Hezbollah fired multiple rocket salvos at northern Israel overnight, with one projectile striking a shopping center in Kiryat Shmona and causing damage but no injuries. The IDF intercepted several rockets and issued new evacuation warnings for seven villages in southern Lebanon, while Israeli airstrikes and drone strikes continued across the south. The US-Iran deal remains unresolved after a White House Situation Room meeting ended without a decision, and Iran denied any final understanding has been reached.
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Trump Pauses Iran Strike Again as Smotrich Defies ICC Warrant Request and Hezbollah Drones Hit North (May 19, 1614 UTC, 1914 Israel) (Evening Edition)
President Trump postponed a planned military strike on Iran for the second time in 36 hours, citing Gulf mediation and 'serious negotiations,' while Brent crude held above $110. Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich announced the ICC prosecutor had secretly requested his arrest warrant and retaliated by ordering the demolition of a West Bank Bedouin village. Hezbollah explosive drones struck Israeli territory near the Lebanon border, lightly wounding two, as the IDF struck over 25 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Iran warned it would open 'new fronts' if attacked again, and air defenses activated over multiple Iranian cities.
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Iran Submits 14-Point Proposal as IDF Kills Islamic Jihad Commander in Lebanon and Seizes Gaza Flotilla (May 18, 1616 UTC, 1916 Israel) (Evening Edition)
Iran submitted a new 14-point proposal via Pakistan, which a senior US official dismissed as containing only 'cosmetic improvements.' The IDF killed a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in Baalbek, Lebanon, and intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla off Cyprus. Hezbollah launched rockets and drones at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, triggering sirens in northern Israel.