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Iran and the United States seem to be moving towards an agreement to prevent a resumption of the conflict. After Donald Trump announced last night that an agreement had largely been negotiated and that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened, rumours began to emerge about the details of the draft agreement. ‘Maybe there is a chance that in the next few hours there will be some good news for the world,’ said US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, speaking during his visit to India
Iran, Trump: negotiations proceed, no rush, freeze until agreement signed
Negotiations between the United States and Iran ‘are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into an agreement, as time is playing in our favour’. US President Donald Trump wrote this on social Truth, emphasising that ‘the blockade will remain fully in place until an agreement is reached, certified and signed’. Both sides, Trump wrote, ‘must take their time and get it right. There can be no mistakes. Our relationship with Iran is becoming much more professional and productive. They must understand, however, that they cannot develop or procure a nuclear weapon or bomb’. The US president thanked ‘all the countries of the Middle East for their cooperation and support, which will be further enhanced and strengthened by their adherence to the Abrahamic Accords and, who knows, perhaps the Islamic Republic of Iran will want to join us as well’. Trump, on the other hand, called the Iran nuclear deal signed by then-President Barack Obama ‘one of the worst deals ever made by our country, proposed and signed by Barack Hussein Obama and the amateurs of the Obama administration. It was a direct route to the development of a nuclear weapon by Iran. This is not the case with the agreement currently being negotiated with Iran by the Trump administration: it is in fact exactly the opposite.”
Idf, new evacuation warning to residents of communities in south Lebanon
The Israeli army issued a new evacuation notice in several locations in southern Lebanon: Kfar Sir, Sir al-Gharbiyyeh, Zarariyeh, Ansar, Mazraat Kautariyet El Riz and Al-Kharayeb. This was announced by the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman in a note, instructing residents to stay at least one kilometre away from the areas mentioned. ”Continued ceasefire violations by Hezbollah force Idf to intervene,” the Idf spokesman said.
Netanyahu to Trump: ‘We maintain freedom of action against threats’
Benjamin Netanyahu will continue to act against threats in Lebanon. According to an Israeli source – SkyNews reports, citing Reuters – while negotiations appear to be moving in the direction of a potential agreement between the US and Iran, the Israeli PM told US President Donald Trump that he will maintain ‘freedom of action’. “In last night’s conversation with President Trump, the prime minister stressed that Israel will maintain freedom of action against threats in all contexts, including Lebanon, and President Trump reiterated and supported this principle,” the Israeli source said. Iranian state media reported throughout the day that an agreement could only be reached if there was an end to all hostilities, including in Lebanon.
FOTO D’ARCHIVIO: Il presidente degli Stati Uniti Donald Trump punta il dito contro il primo ministro israeliano Benjamin Netanyahu durante una conferenza stampa tenuta dopo l’incontro presso il club Mar-a-Lago di Trump a Palm Beach, in Florida (Stati Uniti), il 29 dicembre 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Foto d’archivio
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