Iran and U.S. Officials Claim Deal Text Near Final While Israel Strikes Lebanon and U.S. Downs Iranian Drones

U.S. ” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that a “final, agreed-upon text” had been drawn up, although some “next steps” still needed to be completed. Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei claimed Trump had agreed to release $24bn in frozen Iranian assets.

The first phase of the proposed deal would include a ceasefire across all fronts, including Lebanon, the lifting of the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and a mechanism to unfreeze Iranian assets. U.S. forces shot down multiple Iranian attack drones allegedly targeting commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to CENTCOM.

CENTCOM added that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained uninterrupted after the drone incident. S. ” Israel renewed attacks on towns in the Tyre and Nabatieh districts of Lebanon and issued a “wide-ranging forced displacement order” affecting more than 20 communities in Nabatieh and Jezzine districts.

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