— Correct move. Why should Hezbollah be the only ones to sacrifice their blood?

Expelling Israel is in Lebanon's national interest. If President Aoun is the nationalist he claims to be, then let him show courage and instruct the Lebanese Army to take a stance.

If, and when this happens, Hezbollah will be more than willing to fight. But if the Lebanese state claims it can defend Lebanon's sovereignity, let them step up and show it.

The ball is in their court.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇮🇹/🇴🇲 NEW: The Iranian and American delegations will soon arrive in Rome ahead of the second round of nuclear talks

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇴🇲 NEW: The second round of US-Iran talks in Rome today will also be indirect and follow the same format as the first round, with messages only being exchanged to Witkoff through the Omani Foreign Minister – Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman

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— 🇾🇪/🇺🇸 WATCH: The Yemeni Armed Forces have released footage of downing the MQ-9 'Reaper' drone in Sanaa yesterday.

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— ❗️🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇺🇸 BREAKING: Israel is still planning a 'limited' strike on Iran's nuclear facilities – Reuters

Such plans are due to 'dissatisfaction' with the ongoing diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran, and would be 'significantly smaller' than those Israel initially proposed to American officials.

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— ❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: Hebrew media reports a 'serious security incident' in Gaza.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The Iran-US talks began in Rome several hours ago, and are still ongoing

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The negotiations are taking a short break, as the Iranian delegation left for afternoon prayers together with the Omanis

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— ❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: Hebrew media reports that an IDF soldier was killed and several others were injured after a shell struck a military vehicle, and an explosive was detonated when the rescue team arrived.

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— ❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran-US indirect talks in Rome have ended as planned, sources say the atmosphere was 'positive' once again

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇾🇪 BREAKING: The Yemeni Armed Forces announce in an official statement that they have shot down another American MQ-9 'Reaper' drone above Sanaa, the second in 24 hours, and the 25th in total

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The third round of US-Iran talks will be held next Saturday, April 26th

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—❗️🇷🇺/🇺🇦 BREAKING: President Vladimir Putin announces an 'Easter Truce', says Russia will cease all fighting along the entire front, starting tonight at 18:00 (6pm) and lasting till midnight on the 21st of April

The President says he hopes Ukraine will abide by the ceasefire, but if Ukrainian forces break the truce, Russian forces have been ordered to respond.

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— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi: 'Talks between nuclear experts of our countries [US & Iran] will begin on Wednesday in Oman, and on Saturday we will have the third round of talks, also in Oman, which will discuss the findings of the experts'

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— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi: 'In case of any nuclear deal, it will be monitored by the IAEA, and no external party, including the United States, will be involved in monitoring our nuclear program'

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— ❗️🇮🇱/🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: 'The prevailing Israeli assessment after the second round of talks is that the United States has abandoned its demands to dismantle Iran's nuclear program' – Channel 12

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— ❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: The Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs is in Rome, to immediately be updated about the progress of US-Iran talks

Yesterday, the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs, as well as the Mossad Chief, met with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Paris before the talks, in order to influence his positions ahead of the talks in Rome.

Make no mistake: Israel is actively trying to influence and sabotage the US-Iran nuclear talks, and Benjamin Netanyahu wants a military strike on Iran no matter what.

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 NEW: Iran's 2,000 kilometer range 'Sepehr' OTH Radar has finally become operational, satellite imagery seems to confirm

The radar array is one of Iran's most advanced over-the-horizon radars, more than 1,5 kilometers in length. It can detect takeoffs of individual aircraft or ballistic missile launches at a range of up to 2,000 kilometers, including inside the entirety of Israel.

Only a handful of countries have mastered such advanced OTH radar technology, and the radar provides Iran with valuable early warning of an imminent attack.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi: 'The second round of talks was once again constructive, and if the Americans continue to present realistic demands and good faith, an agreement is within reach'

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: The IDF has announced the death of Chief Warrant Officer G'haleb Sliman Alnasasra, 35, who was killed in northern Gaza.

Five other soldiers sustained 'severe injuries' in the same incident.

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