- Trump: “Fake News Reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the U.S.A., stopped speaking a few days ago are false and erroneous. The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today. Where they lead, one never knows, but as I told Iran, “It’s time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal. You’ve been doing this for 47 years, and it cannot be allowed to go on any longer!” President DONALD J. TRUMP”
- Rubio: “Hezbollah is not just an enemy of Israel and an enemy of America, Hezbollah is an enemy of Lebanon and of the Lebanese people."
Rubio: No one (US) is begging for a deal. The Iranians might be begging because their economy is losing hundreds of millions of dollars a day,”
- Fresh Israel-Lebanon talks begin in DC, A new round of talks between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors was held in Washington on Tuesday, a day after US President Donald Trump said he had received commitments of de-escalation
- Rubio says Netanyahu’s goal to seize 70% of Gaza contradicts Trump’s plan for Strip
The IDF Home Front Command said on Tuesday evening that it was easing its guidelines, allowing schools in the area to reopen.
- Trump to ABC: I believe there will be a deal next week with Iran to extend the ceasefire and open the Strait of Hormuz
- The deputy commander of the Hamas Nuhba cell, who participated in the massacre of 16 young men in the death squad at Re'im Junction, and in the kidnapping of 4 additional young men on 10/7, was eliminated.
- Secretary of State Rubio on Iran: A deal could happen today, tomorrow, or next week. Iran agreed to negotiate on its nuclear program, which it had not agreed to before.
- Iranian news agency Fars: There are currently no message exchanges with the US. Message exchanges regarding a preliminary MOU between Tehran and Washington were halted several days ago.
- In a confidential operation, the IDF captured a Hamas terrorist from Gaza who held the body of IDF soldier Aaron Shaul (pictured here), HYD ZL, for nearly a decade
- US says warplane struck oil tanker sailing to Iran’s Kharg Island, disabling it The US military says it disabled a Botswana-flagged unladen oil tanker, M/T Lexie, after it attempted to sail toward Iran’s Kharg Island.
- A source in the Israeli Prime Minister's team regarding the late-night phone call between Netanyahu and Trump: Contrary to a leak, Trump did not tell Netanyahu anything personal in a style of walking to prison or claim that Netanyahu is hated in the world.