— 🇺🇸/🇷🇺/🇺🇦 President Trump, after talking to Zelensky for 15 minutes at the Vatican:

'There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days!

It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along.

Maybe he has to be dealt with differently, through 'Banking' or 'Secondary Sanctions?'.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇴🇲 NEW: Iran-US talks will continue next Saturday, according to Oman's Foreign Minister

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 WATCH: Al-Qassam Brigades have released footage of sniping Israeli soldiers in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza.

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— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: Hebrew media reports that an IDF officer and a soldier were killed in yesterday's 'security incident,' although their identities have not yet been officially revealed.

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 WATCH: Al-Qassam Brigades have released footage of rescuing Israeli prisoners from a tunnel that was bombed by the Israeli Air Force.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Firefighting efforts at Shahid Rajaee Port continue into the night

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: A senior U.S. official has described the third round of indirect talks as 'positive' and 'productive'

Both sides have acknowledged that there are still differences on 'major issues and details,' but further progress has been made toward reaching a deal.

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— 🇾🇪/🇮🇱/🇺🇸 NEW: The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced attacks on Tel Aviv and Ashkelon using drones, hours after last night's ballistic missile attack on an Israeli military target in Negev

Additionally, they have continued to target the American USS 'Harry S. Truman' aircraft carrier.

Israeli media reports that the accuracy and precision of recent attacks from Yemen have improved, despite constant bombardments from the U.S. Air Force.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇴🇲 Informed sources for Iran's IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News:

'In today's and previous negotiation rounds, the topic of transferring uranium to a location abroad has not been raised or discussed.

Additionally, the U.S. has not made any demands for 'zero enrichment', and the principle of Iran's right to uranium enrichment is not among the points of disagreement.'

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— 🇮🇷/🇵🇰 NEW: Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian, held a phone call with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan

Pezeshkian stated: 'Iran and Pakistan are brotherly Islamic nations and good neighbors, and we must work together to eradicate terrorism, especially in the Balochistan region, by destroying their financial and military infrastructure.

The Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its willingness to help reduce tensions and resolve any disputes between India and Pakistan.'

Pakistan's Prime Minister responded with thanks to Iran, stating that the two countries have always worked together; that Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan, and that Iran and Pakistan have been on the same side of most issues throughout history.

Iran's President also emphasized that the Islamic Republic condemns India's treatment of the Kashmiri population, and that the rights of Muslims must be protected at all costs.

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— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: The IDF has announced the death of Captain Ido Voloch, 21, an armored corps officer and platoon commander in the 46th Battalion of the 401st ('Iron Trails') Brigade, who was killed in northern Gaza

Additionally, Corporal Neta Yitzhak Kahane, an officer in the Border Police, was killed in battle while fighting in Gaza.

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: A state of emergency will be declared in Bandar Abbas due to the possible spread of hazardous substances due to the fire in Shahid Rajaee Port

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— 🇮🇷/🇸🇦 Saudi Foreign Ministry: 'Saudi Arabia is willing to provide any help or assistance that Iran may need'

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— 🇮🇷 WATCH: The fire still rages on

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: It is likely that large amounts of sulfur have been released into the air, causing difficulties breathing, irritation to eyes, and inflammation of the lungs

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: The fire is getting worse

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: 8 people confirmed dead so far

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: The Minister of Roads, Farzaneh Sadeq, visited the site of the fires

The chief of the local firefighting department complains they don't have enough equipment to extinguish the fire.

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The situation is very bad.

The fire is spreading to other areas of the port, including areas with flammable containers, and more explosions are likely to happen.

—❗️🇮🇷 BREAKING: The order has been issued to completely evacuate the entire port and all its surrounding facilities

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: State of emergency has officially been declared in Bandar Abbas

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