Bloomberg - Overnight, Israel launched its largest assault on Lebanon since invading, killing at least 200 people. Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, whose father was killed in the first days of the US-Israel attacks, repeated demands for war reparations as part of any peace agreement. —David E. Rovella
NPR - Vice President Vance will head a U.S. delegation for peace talks with Iran in Pakistan this weekend. Negotiators will meet in the country’s capital of Islamabad for crucial talks aimed at ending the ongoing conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran. This is a significant moment for Vance, who has previously made statements about keeping the U.S. out of foreign wars. He faces the challenge of bringing together two countries that have been enemies for nearly 50 years.
NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben tells Up First there is some logic to Vance playing a role in trying to end this conflict, especially if he wants to run for president in 2028. A major objective for the talks is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The crucial waterway doesn't appear to be fully open even after the ceasefire, and it's unclear where things stand, Kurtzleben says.
As the U.S. and Iran prepare to negotiate a peace deal, the two-day-old ceasefire is showing signs of stress. Iran's Foreign Ministry says it won't take part in the overall talks on Saturday unless Lebanon is included in the ceasefire. Israel says its offensive against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon is not part of the deal. Under pressure from President Trump and other leaders, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he plans to enter into direct talks with Lebanon. Talks between Israel and Lebanon will take place at the ambassador level in Washington. NPR’s Carrie Kahn says this is a huge deal because the two countries have never had negotiations like this before.
As the U.S. and Iran prepare to negotiate a peace deal, the two-day-old ceasefire is showing signs of stress. Iran's Foreign Ministry says it won't take part in the overall talks on Saturday unless Lebanon is included in the ceasefire. Israel says its offensive against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon is not part of the deal. Under pressure from President Trump and other leaders, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he plans to enter into direct talks with Lebanon. Talks between Israel and Lebanon will take place at the ambassador level in Washington. NPR’s Carrie Kahn says this is a huge deal because the two countries have never had negotiations like this before.
The Guardian - As Pakistan prepared to host negotiations between Iran and the US, the already fragile ceasefire in the conflict showed further strain as Donald Trump accused Tehran of doing “a very poor job” in upholding promises on the strait of Hormuz, and Israel attacked Lebanon – which Iran claimed violated the truce.
The two-week ceasefire agreement brokered by Pakistan included the two sides agreeing to meet in Islamabad this weekend for talks to negotiate a lasting peace. But while Iran and Pakistan asserted that the ceasefire included Lebanon, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said there was “no ceasefire in Lebanon” and Israel would continue “to strike Hezbollah with full force”.
What about the strait of Hormuz? The agreement also included Iran lifting its near-total blockade of the strait, which has caused the worst-ever disruption to global energy supplies. Trump posted on Truth Social late Thursday that Iran was being “dishonorable” in not allowing oil to go through the strait. “That is not the agreement we have!” Trump wrote. More
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