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Israeli Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar published a message to air force personnel revealing that the strike planned for last week in Iran was halted shortly before takeoff. In his words, "the entire Air Force was ready to take off for a broad attack sortie."

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said today that an immediate end to the fighting in Lebanon, along with an IDF withdrawal, is part of the agreement with the U.S. Meanwhile, Lebanese media reported that the IDF carried out a targeted killing in southern Lebanon.

Vice President J.D. Vance told U.S. media that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran is a broad framework document. Vance said, "I believe Israel will join the agreement between the U.S. and Iran once we move a little further along."

Iran is reportedly moving to hide and fortify its stockpile of enriched uranium by collapsing tunnels and booby-trapping key sites. The move is raising concerns that some of the material could also be concealed from international inspectors.

Trump says the agreement will open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, while Iran says talks are still not finalized

President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he had ordered the planned strike on Iran to be called off. He said that "the points of the agreement were approved in principle, and the signing date will be announced soon."

Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ spoke at the Defense Ministry awards ceremony and stressed: "If Iran attacks Israel, it will absorb a heavy blow." He also addressed the fighting against Hezbollah: "We continue to strike everywhere."

The United States, Britain, and 20 other countries issued a joint statement calling on Iran to immediately stop assassination, kidnapping, and arson operations carried out on their soil. The statement says intelligence bodies tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including the Quds Force, are involved in planning and advancing assassination attempts, kidnappings, and attacks against civilians outside Iran’s borders.

The U.S. launched a broad new wave of strikes in Iran for the second night in a row. President Donald Trump said Israel was not involved in the Tomahawk missile attacks on targets across Iran. In response, Iran fired missiles at what it called "important" targets in Kuwait and Bahrain.

President Donald Trump delivered a brief statement this evening, saying he feels Iran "deceived him." Iran responded with a threat of its own.

Amid the exchange of fire between Washington and Tehran, President Donald Trump said that "the Iranian military is in total disarray, the bully of the Middle East is dead!" In a follow-up interview with Fox News, he escalated his tone: "I am close to ordering additional strikes in Iran."

Lebanese media aligned with Hezbollah published a piece urging President Joseph Aoun to back away from efforts to advance an agreement with Israel, while also threatening to reveal secrets tied to his past.

U.S. Central Command said just before midnight that it had launched a series of strikes on targets in Iran, describing the operation as a response to the downing of an American combat helicopter. Kurdish outlets also reported casualties after drone and missile strikes on their bases in Iraq.

At least two American citizens are currently being held in Iranian prisons, one of them Jewish. Washington has classified them as "wrongfully detained," and President Donald Trump said, "I will do my best to bring them home."

A 44-year-old Haifa resident was arrested on suspicion of carrying out assignments for Iranian intelligence operatives and being paid in cryptocurrency. According to the investigation, the contact was conducted under business cover and continued for months.

Satellite images released after Iran’s missile barrage appear to show possible damage at Israel’s Ramat David Air Base. The assessment is based on a comparison with earlier imagery, though the full extent of the damage remains unclear.

Trump publicly urged restraint, but reports say Netanyahu argued that failing to respond would reward Iran and weaken U.S.-led talks

Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that a long-term deal on Iran’s nuclear program may be possible — and that Israel may or may not welcome it. Overnight, the Israeli Air Force intercepted a drone launched from Yemen toward Eilat.

Months after the deadly wave of protests that swept Iran, disturbing new testimony is revealing the full scale of the horror the regime in Tehran worked to keep out of sight: mass killings with heavy machine guns, financial extortion of bereaved families, and shocking accounts of torture inflicted on medical staff who refused to abandon the wounded.

Iran officials said military pressure and diplomacy will continue together, while regime media tied Lebanon, Hezbollah and the Houthis into Iran’s deterrence message