File’ Iran reportedly enriched about 970 lbs of Uranium at 60 % enough to make about 15 nuclear bombs when further enriched to 90 % . Mojtaba Khamenei who has not been seen in public ever since his father was assassinated issued a directive that: Enriched uranium will not be taken out of Iran. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
- Iran says peace negotiations with the United States face “deep and significant” differences and it’s difficult to say if a deal can be reached over the next “weeks or months”.
- Pakistan’s powerful military chief, Asim Munir, arrives in Tehran with a high-level security delegation that analysts say is a positive sign as negotiators try to narrow wide gaps between the US and Iran on a deal.
- An Israeli strike on Lebanon’s Deir Qanoun en-Nahr has killed at least six people – including two rescuers and a Syrian child – as non-stop deadly attacks go on despite a ceasefire.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says 35 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz with Iran’s permission over the last 24 hours as fears over the global economy continue to rise.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there needs to be a “Plan B” in the Strait of Hormuz, which could mean a new escalation with Iran which frames Strait of Hormuz pay tolls as a ‘security service’.
Tehran’s response right now is it’s controlling the Strait of Hormuz with a new mechanism – and within a “new reality”. It’s not accepting the US threats, and at the same time projecting control over the waterway.
Many Gulf countries are in the process of building pipelines to bypass Hormuz since , they reportedly don’t trust Iran on the issue . UAE’s second pipeline to bypass Hormus is nearly 50% complete
Displaced Lebanese amputee asks ‘where am I supposed to go’?
Mohamad Saaydoun, an amputee displaced by the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, lives in a makeshift camp in central Beirut, after repeated displacement, loss of income and damage to his home.
He is among more than 1.6 million people forced from their homes across Lebanon after Hezbollah entered on March 2 the war against Israel in support of Iran
US has sanctioned nine people, including two Lebanese army officers, accused of links to Hezbollah. It comes while Washington brokers more talks between Lebanese and Israeli officials.
The Lebanese army , which is the most respected institution in Lebanon defended the officers by claiming their first loyalty is to the army
Al Jazeera
