The unsettled score in Iran | feat. David Adesnik
Headlines:
Lebanon and Israel held direct talks for the first time in decades.
The Trump administration is gearing up for its blockade of Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf.
There are plans for new ceasefire talks in Islamabad.
The UK and France are planning to host virtual talks to iron out a strategy for securing the Strait of Hormuz.
A defense cooperation memorandum of understanding between Italy and Israel that’s automatically renewed every five years since 2005 expired on Monday. Yesterday, Rome announced that it’s ending the agreement amidst the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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