An Israeli strike on Beirut’s Dahieh area killed at least three people and prompted President Donald Trump to say the attack should not have happened as a US-Iran deal neared. Iranian officials blamed the US and Israel for the consequences and warned of a response.
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Trump and Pakistan said a U.S.-Iran deal could be finalized within 24 hours, but Iran said it would not be signed Sunday. The proposed memorandum includes provisions on the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile.
Trump said an initial agreement with Iran is scheduled to be signed Sunday and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran’s Foreign Ministry said no signing would occur that day. The two sides have signaled a deal may be near while offering conflicting accounts of its timing and terms.
Four Palestine Action activists received prison terms of nearly five to eight years over a 2024 raid on an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol. A judge ruled the criminal damage had a terrorism connection, a finding the defence and supporters oppose.
Trump rejected Iranian media reports describing alleged terms of a possible ceasefire agreement, calling them fake and unrelated to what had been agreed. Iranian and U.S. accounts differed sharply over sanctions relief, frozen assets, the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program.
Trump said a settlement to end the Iran war had been reached, but Iranian officials said Tehran had not made a final decision. A proposed memorandum reportedly includes a 60-day ceasefire extension, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and further nuclear talks.
Trump said he canceled planned strikes on Iran and claimed an agreement to end the war was close, but Tehran said nothing had been finalized. The comments followed fresh U.S. and Iranian strikes and new international calls for de-escalation.
Israeli strikes killed at least 16 people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, while the BBC reported a toll of 17. The UN said it will send investigators to assess possible violations of international law by all sides.