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New satellite imagery reveals that Iran has fully covered the tunnel entrances at its nuclear facility in Isfahan with earth, rendering the central and southern access points unrecognizable, according to an analysis suggesting Tehran is preparing for a potential US Israeli airstrike or special forces raid.
Iran’s National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani is set to meet Omani officials on Tuesday following US-Iran talks that ended without major breakthroughs. Meanwhile, Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said Tehran might be willing to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in return for the full removal of sanctions.
Pouria Hamidi published a video in which he called on President Trump to help the Iranian people and said that any agreement with the regime would be “a betrayal of the dead.” The young man later took his own life, and a death notice bearing his name and photograph was published by his family.
Forces loyal to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei have arrested Azar Mansouri, the head of the faction that helped propel Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to office, after she criticized the regime’s killing of protesters. Two additional senior figures from the reformist camp were also detained, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tightens its grip across the regime’s institutions
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that his country would under no circumstances agree to stop uranium enrichment, stressing that talks with the US are focused solely on the nuclear issue. “Our atomic bomb is the ability to say no,” he said.
Syrian officials and military officers told The Atlantic that communications adviser Luna al-Shibl served as the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad’s mistress and was responsible for procuring women for him, including the wives of senior Syrian officers. The report also described missed opportunities Assad squandered and cited claims by a former Israeli official who said he had proposed organizing a palace coup.
There is a significant gap between statements in Iran claiming that only the nuclear issue is on the table in talks with the Americans. Diplomatic sources familiar with the discussions who say that talk of a “positive atmosphere” is merely diplomatic wording for the absence of any real agreements.
US Embassy warns of escalating danger amid diplomatic talks, tells citizens to flee to Armenia or Turkey.
Behind the impression of firm American resolve, it is becoming clear that in the secret talks held in Oman, Iran initially managed to bend the agenda to its advantage. What concessions are being weighed behind the scenes, who actually defused the crisis, and is the regime heading toward a dangerous internal confrontation?
According to the New York Times, ballistic missiles and support for terrorist organizations will also be on the table in Oman. Tehran presented its own demand, fearing Trump would stage a “show.”
