🔸 TRILATERAL TALKS CONTINUE AMID STALEMATE: A new round of trilateral negotiations between Iran, the United States, and Pakistan is underway in Islamabad, attended by Qalibaf, Araghchi, Ali Bagheri, Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner.
Talks have shown some initial technical progress, but remain stalled over control of the Strait of Hormuz, with negotiations continuing until 2 a.m. and expected to resume Sunday.
Iranian sources report hours of deadlock due to what they describe as excessive U.S. demands, while Pakistani sources say there have been positive results despite the continuing impasse.
🔸 STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS THE CENTRAL DISPUTE: Iranian officials say the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened until a final peace agreement is reached.
CNN reports that the United States has presented demands Tehran considers unacceptable regarding the waterway.
Iranian state media, citing the IRGC naval command, says Iran fully controls the Strait, allows only non-military ships to pass under specific conditions, denies that any U.S. ships have crossed, and warns that any attempt by military vessels to pass will be met with force.
🔸 NEGOTIATIONS SHOW BOTH CALM AND TENSION: Iranian officials describe the atmosphere in the meeting as friendly and calm, and report that Qalibaf shook hands with Vance.
At the same time, a member of the Iranian delegation told MSN News: "The talks have witnessed tension in recent hours. The talks are still in a good position and are expected to continue on Sunday".
Iranian sources also claim Western media is exaggerating the positive atmosphere in an effort to influence energy prices.
🇺🇸 TRUMP SIGNALS MILITARY READINESS AND WARNS CHINA: President Trump said: “We are in deep talks with Iran and we will see what happens, we are winners in any case.”
He also said: "Warships are being supplied with the best ammunition to resume strikes in case the Pakistan talks fail. We are in the process of reequipping our ships with the best weapons, even better than what we used previously when we destroyed them".
On reports that China is preparing to ship weapons to Iran, Trump said: "If China does that, China is gonna have big problems."
🇮🇱 NETANYAHU SAYS IRAN WAS SET BACK BUT THE CAMPAIGN IS NOT OVER: Netanyahu said: “We have reached a situation where Iran no longer has any uranium enrichment facilities. We destroyed dozens of IRGC headquarters, The battle with Iran is not over, and we still have work to do against it, If we had not launched this war, Iran would already have a nuclear weapon.”
He also said: "Israel under my leadership will continue to fight Iran’s terror regime and its proxies, unlike Erdogan who accommodates them and massacred his own Kurdish citizens.
Netanyahu added: “We will deal with Hamas.”
He further said: “We want a real peace agreement with Lebanon that will last for generations.”
Netanyahu also said: “We are working in full coordination and cooperation between me and President Trump.”
🔸 UGANDA’S ARMY CHIEF ISSUES THREATS AND DECLARES SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL: Uganda’s army chief issued an ultimatum to Turkey demanding $1 billion and the “most beautiful woman in the country” as a wife, or the closure of the Turkish embassy.
He also stated that 100,000 Ugandan soldiers are ready to fight against Iran if Israel is threatened, and later announced he was on his way to “Tel Aviv,” according to Channel 15 Hebrew.
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