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Pouria Zeraati: Important/ Israel officially announced today…

Important/ Israel officially announced today that it has taken control of areas in southern Lebanon for the security of its borders and the attacks will continue. Fox News wrote that Trump has added new conditions to the agreement's terms and the regime has not yet responded regarding them. The issue of controlling the Strait of Hormuz and the cash that the I.R. has requested remains a point of contention. Even in this interim agreement, there's a lot of talk and controversy, let alone a comprehensive one!

Pouria Zeraati: Important/ Contrary to the reports of...

Important/ Contrary to the reports of "Axios" and "Associated Press" which claim that Tehran has agreed to the terms of the temporary agreement and is awaiting Trump's decision, Israeli sources say that within the regime, despite the agreement between Araghchi and Wittkoff on the terms of the deal, Mojtaba has still not given final approval. Just minutes ago, for the the IRGC has issued "warning shots" toward four vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, regime media reported that the sound of an explosion was heard in Hormozgan.

Pouria Zeraati: Important/ Israel's intense campaigns…

Important/ Israel's intense campaigns in the south and other areas of Lebanon continued this morning as well. In light of last night's phone conversation between Trump and Bibi, and the fact that the regime has raised halting attacks on Lebanon as a condition for a temporary agreement, this Israeli action could have two meanings: 1- Israel and America have diverted the I.R.'s request regarding Lebanon. 2- Or that the "temporary agreement" is close, and Israel wants to hit as many targets as possible in the remaining time. My take? The first one.

Pouria Zeraati: Trump is also pursuing the expansion…

Trump is also pursuing the expansion of the Abraham Accords after the deal with the regime. He has threatened the Arabs: "Negotiations with the Islamic Republic are going very well! Either we'll have a fantastic deal for everyone, or there'll be no deal at all and we'll go back to the battlefield and shooting, but this time bigger and more intense than ever. In conversations I had on Saturday with Mohammed bin Salman, Mohammed bin Zayed, Emir Tamim, Asim Munir, Erdogan, El-Sisi, King Abdullah of Jordan, and the King of Bahrain, I said that after all the work America has done to put together this complex puzzle, the least of it is that all these countries must sign the Abraham Accords simultaneously. This document must begin with the immediate signing of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and the rest should follow suit. If they don't do this, they shouldn't be part of this deal [with the I.R.], because it shows they don't have good intentions. In talks I had with many of these leaders, they said that if our document is signed, it would be an honor for them if the Islamic Republic also becomes part of the Abraham Accords. Wow, that would really be something special!"

Deborah Haynes: The government has yet to issue…

The government has yet to issue public guidance on how to ready the whole of society for potential war, despite warning almost a year ago of the need to "actively prepare". Discussions on homeland defence and wider national resilience and readiness are understood to be taking place behind closed doors. But a network of local authorities and voluntary organisations that would play a key role in every part of the country should the UK ever come under armed attack appears to be largely in the dark about what they should be doing to better prepare. Sky News has spoken to a number of experts who say that local resilience forums - the regional bodies that are responsible for supporting communities in any kind of emergency, from floods to conflict - need to become a lot more familiar with wartime planning. Such a move though would require direction and coordination from the Cabinet Office and additional money from the Treasury. Local government budgets are already stretched and - depending upon the level of government ambition - rebuilding the country's civil preparedness for potential conflict would require a whole new area of expertise, training and responsibility. This is not an alien concept, however ⬇️
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