⭕🧵 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi is giving an interview on Iranian television about the emerging deal with the US, here is what he said:
📌 The best time to end a war is when we have the upper hand. We are indeed winning on the battlefield. We have stood for 40 days against what is considered the world's superpower. An agreement and an end to the war will anchor this victory.
📌 The final agreement has not yet been reached. If it is completed, I promise to explain every clause in it. The agreement includes two phases, and we have moved the nuclear issue to the second phase.
📌 Lebanon - We will never leave Hezbollah alone in Lebanon, and the end of the war will also include Lebanon and all other fronts. Ending the war within the framework of the agreement also means Israel's withdrawal from the occupied territories in southern Lebanon, and we have made this clear to the other side.
📌 Within the framework of this agreement, the United States A written declaration that it respects Iran's sovereignty.
📌 The American demands regarding the nuclear issue at this stage were completely unacceptable to us.
📌 The difference this time compared to previous agreements is that we have not yet reached a final agreement; this is only the first step, or the first stage. If the understandings reached in the first stage are not implemented, we will not proceed to the second stage. We must expect various difficulties and complications in the implementation of the agreement from the other side.
📌 The Strait of Hormuz is undoubtedly under the sovereignty of Iran and Oman. There is no international waterway in the Strait of Hormuz. The management of the Strait of Hormuz in the future will not be the same as it was in the past. No one will be able to challenge the sovereignty of Iran and Oman over the Strait. The management of the Strait of Hormuz will not return to the format that existed before the war.
Fees will be charged for services in the Strait of Hormuz, and these services will no longer be provided for free. Payment of fees will be mandatory.
📌 According to The memorandum of understanding, if signed, will release Iran's frozen assets. We will no longer allow any of our assets to be refrozen. A rehabilitation plan has been formulated to compensate Iran for the damages it suffered.
📌 The initial signing will be done remotely, digitally. This could happen in the coming days.
📌 Our consistent position is that the only way to resolve the issue of enriched uranium to a level of 60% is to dilute it within Iran.
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⭕️🧵Full details from last night's marathon of talks and consultations between Bibi and Trump and senior US leadership: In Israel, there was a desire to carry out a more "significant" attack in terms of the targets to be hit. Among other things, last night there was a discussion with the US leadership about the possibility of attacking energy facilities—the US message was unequivocal: NO
📌 As is known, PM Netanyahu spoke last night with President Trump, but not only him; there was a marathon of talks held last night by PM Netanyahu, including with Secretary of State Rubio and Secretary of War Hegeseth, where they went into the details and targets to be attacked.
📌 Senior Israelis briefed on the Netanyahu-Trump conversation say President Trump told the PM: attack and move on.
🧵REVEALED - THE IDF'S PLAN FOR LEBANON: Earlier today, IDF Radio revealed the detailed plan that the IDF has come up with for a new security zone in Southern Lebanon. This will likely shape the region for the coming years so let's dive in.
The core of this plan is the COMPLETE destruction of the first line of villages along the Lebanon-Israel border and the creation of a *depopulated* “security zone” where Lebanese residents would not be allowed to return.
The IDF says that Hezbollah has spent the past year trying to rebuild terror infrastructure near the border and the entire belt roughly 3–4 km from the border must become a cleared security area with a new forward line of Israeli positions.
⭕️🧵Senior IDF Air Force official: During 18 days of fighting, air activity was carried out equivalent in scope to a "whole year of operational activity." A Thread.
📌 Air Force pilots conducted more than 8,500 strikes across Iran in less than three weeks, using over 12,000 bombs. About 3,600 munitions were dropped in Tehran alone.
📌 In the "Rising Lion" operation in June, the IDF focused its efforts on three areas in Iran, while in the "Roar of the Lion" operation, the IDF operated throughout Iran. One-fifth of the air strikes change their targets while the aircraft are in the air.
⭕ 🧵How the IDF Air Force destroyed Quds Force transport aircraft fleet in Iran. New details reveal a major strike targeting the logistical air network used by Iran’s Quds Force to supply proxies across the Middle East.
📌 On Saturday, Israeli Air Force fighter jets — guided by precise intelligence from the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate (AMAN) — struck Tehran airport, targeting the Quds Force’s air transport infrastructure.
📌 More than 16 transport aircraft used by the Quds Force were destroyed, along with additional components of the logistical system located around the airport.
⭕️🧵From Amit Segal: New details from the operation Epic Fury. The first "asset" used in the operation was not a military convoy or an armored car, but an unwashed Hyundai i10, still bearing scuffs from the parking lot. That detail captures the spirit of the deception operation that preceded the strike.
📌 In the hours before the attack, Israel executed a carefully planned deception. All senior IDF General Staff officers returned home for Shabbat dinner. Why? Because in Israel, neighbors watch the parking lot. If a general’s car is parked outside, it signals: Nothing is happening tonight.
📌 But one general quietly slipped away. Leaving the meal behind, he climbed into his assistant’s second-hand car and drove to the command bunker. The war had already begun.
⭕️🧵From Israel Hayom: "The Israeli strike that surprised the US: 'We knew they were good - we didn't know how good. ' Senior U.S. officials are reportedly expressing unusually high praise for Israel’s military performance in the current war, according to informed sources. The appreciation comes directly from the President and senior members of the administration.
📌 Sources say the praise stems from two main factors:
• The extremely high level of performance by Israel’s Air Force and intelligence services
• The fact that Israel delivered on the expectations set by PM Netanyahu in talks with Trump before the war.
📌 Israel’s standing in Washington reportedly surged after the opening strike, described as a major operational success. According to the report, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several close advisers were eliminated in the strike.