Forty-four days after the elimination of Iran’s supreme leader, new details are emerging about the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate’s operation. A Military Intelligence source said: “Since the elimination, there has been major chaos. The regime has still not stabilized.”
The litmus test for the Pakistan talks will be whether Iran is stripped of its nuclear capabilities. Any other outcome would grant the regime dangerous immunity. At the same time, negotiations with Lebanon are at a crossroads: can Beirut break free of Hezbollah’s stranglehold?
According to The New York Times, the three issues the sides failed to resolve were reopening the Strait of Hormuz, unfreezing Iranian assets and transferring Iran's nuclear material. The regime in Tehran is demanding "war compensation" and refuses to reopen the strait to shipping until a final agreement is signed.
After a night packed with talks and reports, including a historic handshake between Vance and Ghalibaf, the vice president gave a brief statement. “I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America,” Vance said. Pakistan: “Iran and the US must honor the ceasefire.”
Israel Hayom has learned that President Donald Trump personally promised Gulf leaders that the Strait of Hormuz would remain fully open. A source familiar with the talks says Iran is taking relatively conciliatory positions on the nuclear issue, and the matter now appears solvable.
