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“The restrictions are the latest in a string of measures Bahrain has taken against Shiite citizens in the Gulf country, with many accused of having loyalties to Iran”: Bahrain Restricts Shiite Holy Day Amid Iran War Crackdown (NY Times) “[L]eaders convinced some Republican swing votes that doing so would harm the negotiations to end the…

“[T]here has been a Memorandum of Understanding, signed by both presidents … [that] says explicitly that the nuclear activities that are going to be carried out with the regards to the nuclear material facilities will be supervised by the IAEA” — Rafael Mariano Grossi: UN Nuclear Agency Boss Says Inspectors Will Visit Iran’s Nuclear Sites…

“Conversations with inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency could occur as soon as Monday, the vice president said, as negotiations continue in Switzerland”: Vance Says Iran Agrees to Nuclear Inspections, as Under Obama Deal (Washington Post) “[W]hile the 2024 mechanism effectively gave Israel broad freedom to act in Lebanon against military threats, including what…

Technical talks will continue despite Trump’s expletive-filled threats: Middle East Crisis Live: US Talks with Iran Set to Continue Despite Iranian Walkout (The Guardian) First Round of US-Iran Talks Ends with Encouraging Progress, Mediators Say (BBC) “The second Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress is set to take place in Dublin, Ireland later this week. The 2026 iteration…

As the US and Iran dispute whether the Strait is closed or not, the shipping companies say they will be the ones to decide: Iran Says Strait Of Hormuz Is Closed After Lebanon Attacks—U.S. Denies It’s Shut (Forbes) Shipping Companies Will Decide When the Strait of Hormuz Is Truly Open—Not the U.S. or Iran—and the…

Israeli policy in Lebanon may determine whether US-Iran negotiations even take place … After 4 Israeli Soldiers’ Deaths, Israel and Hezbollah Agree to Renew Ceasefire (Washington Post) U.S. Intelligence Warns Israel Is Likely to Undermine Iran Peace Deal, Officials Say (Washington Post) … but Witkoff and Kushner will be in Switzerland just in case: Trump…

“The opening paragraph requires both sides ‘to refrain from the threat or use of force,’” yet Trump has already declared “that he was prepared to resume ‘shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head’” … First Steps in Peace Deal Demand Far More from U.S. than Iran (Washington Post) … and even as Trump insists…

“Hours after an outdated version of the 14-point agreement was leaked to some media outlets, a senior U.S. administration official read out the memorandum”: Read the Full Text of the 14-Point Agreement Between the U.S. and Iran (Time) “The U.S. and Iran have remotely signed their memorandum of understanding to end the war and open…

The Trump administration “denied Israel’s request to view the newly agreed-upon Memorandum of Understanding before the signing ceremony” … US Denied Israel’s Request to View Iran Deal Prior to Signing Ceremony, Source Tells ‘Post’ (Jerusalem Post) … professing the text is “incredibly vague, mainly … aimed at providing Iran the ability to sell it politically…

“If we get to a Friday signing ceremony without this uncertain new US-Iran deal being derailed by any of its inherent ambiguities, then nuclear talks can finally restart … at almost exactly the same point they were before this conflict started” … Trump Hails Iran Deal that Fixes Nothing Except a Problem His War Caused…