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Lebanon’s moment of truth | Hussain Abdul-Hussain
President Trump announces talks with Tehran resume in Doha today, while Iran insists no meeting with American officials is planned. President Masoud Pezeshkian says the interim deal has the full backing of Supreme Leader Khamenei, even as criticism grows inside Iran and reports emerge of tensions between political figures and the IRGC.
Meanwhile, a new diplomatic row is brewing over the Strait of Hormuz after Iran warned France not to interfere in mine-clearing operations and insisted responsibility for securing the strategic waterway rests exclusively with Tehran. The disruption to shipping…
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