President Donald Trump says U.S. may need to do “cleanup work” in Iran, credits Pakistan for ceasefire. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discusses U.S., China, Russia. Saudi Arabia floats non-aggression pact with Iran. U.S. has not investigated strikes on Iranian schools and hospitals, CENTCOM chief says. UAE accelerates new oil pipeline to bypass Hormuz. Israel kills six in Lebanon, orders five more Lebanese villages to evacuate. Hezbollah kills Israeli soldier. Lebanon and Israel open direct talks in Washington as analysts warn of impasse. Palestinians mark 78th anniversary of the Nakba. Far-right mobs rampage through Jerusalem’s Old City. Israeli forces kill 15-year-old Palestinian in West Bank. Four Gaza doctors held without charge in Israeli prison. Mahmoud Abbas re-elected Fatah leader at 90. Iran war powers resolution fails in the House, with absent lawmakers producing a tie vote. Trump to drop IRS lawsuit in exchange for $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded fund for political allies. U.S. Border Patrol chief Michael Banks resigns after getting “the ship back on course.” Gov. Gavin Newsom appoints ousted CFPB chief Rohit Chopra to lead new California consumer protection agency. Corporations pay millions to shape state legislators’ education, the American Prospect reports. Federal judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to Congo. Sudanese army escalates drone campaign against RSF-held city of Nyala. 40% of Sudan faces “acute hunger” with families “forced to eat leaves.” Trump DOJ to drop fraud charges against Indian billionaire after investment promise. Russia launches largest two-day aerial assault of the war, killing at least 27 across Ukraine. Health secretary quits UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s cabinet, says Starmer will not be the party’s future leader. Miners and rural workers clash with police in La Paz during general strike. Yemen’s factions to swap over 1,600 prisoners. Iraq’s Ali al-Zaidi sworn in as prime minister. Venezuela to restructure its $150 billion debt and bring the country “out of the shadows” of international finance. Syria pursues security agreement with Israel.
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Trump says U.S. may need to do “cleanup work” in Iran, credits Pakistan for ceasefire:Speaking to reporters on Air Force One following his trip to China, President Donald Trumpsaidthe U.S. may have to do “a little cleanup work” in Iran. “We’ve wiped out their armed forces essentially. We may have to do a little cleanup work because we had a little monthlong ceasefire, I guess you call it,” Trump said.
Araghchi discusses U.S., China, Russia:Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday the main problem Iran has in negotiations with the U.S. is “distrust.” Speaking at a news conference in New Delhi, where he was attending the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting, Aragchi said of the U.S., “We are in doubt about their seriousness, but the moment we feel that they are serious and they are ready for a fair and balanced deal, we will certainly proceed in the course of negotiations.” Araghchi also made an overture to China, saying his ministry appreciates “any country that can help” it in its present diplomatic negotiations, particularly China.” He confirmed that he had spoken with Russian officials about Moscow’s offer to store Iran’s enriched uranium, thanking the Russians for their “intention to help.” Tehran intends to discuss its nuclear status with the U.S. during the later stages of negotiations but would consider Russia’s offer “when we come to that stage,” he said.
Saudi Arabia floats non-aggression pact with Iran:Saudi Arabia isproposinga Middle Eastern non-aggression framework once the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States ends, the Financial Times reports. The agreement would be modeled on the 1970s Helsinki Process—the Cold War accords that eased hostilities between the West and the Soviet bloc. Several European countries and institutions within the European Union have reportedly backed the proposal as the best way of preventing future conflict in the region.
Iranian negotiator reveals details of April talks:Mohammad Nabavian, a member of Iran’s negotiating team,recountedApril’s negotiations in Pakistan to state news service ISNA on Thursday. According to Nabavian, Vice President JD Vance pushed to prioritize the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of Iran’s stockpile of 60% enriched uranium during April 10 talks in Islamabad with Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, while Iran insisted any agreement must include sanctions relief and recognition of its right to enrichment. Nabavian said Vance announced Trump would reject a proposal after both sides had moved toward agreement—allegedly telling Ghalibaf the plan had originated with Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir rather than Washington. Nabavian concluded, therefore, that the U.S. “never entered negotiations with the intention of reaching an agreement.”
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