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[68447] Security and Diplomatic Tension: Israel and the US Facing Iran in Fateful Talks

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Peak tension with Iran and dramatic talks with the US

Against the backdrop of these tense days, the Telegram channels 🔞 Israel News | Uncensored and 🚫 Israel News Uncensored 🚫 report on a "lengthy and dramatic" phone call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US President Donald Trump, the content of which revolved around the question of whether to attack Iran as early as this coming weekend. At the same time, President Trump was quoted in Israel News | Uncensored - The Voice of News🇮🇱 as saying that the sides are in the "final stages" of talks with Tehran.

Conversely, Iran News emphasizes that Iran does not intend to back down from its core demands, including the continued enrichment of uranium, and notes that the Iranian army spokesman threatened the opening of new fronts if the American attack is renewed. Diplomatic sources quoted in News from the Field on Telegram and Kan 11 | Arab-Palestinian Desk point to a decrease in cooperation between Iran and Pakistan, following mutual distrust.

In the military arena, significant events were reported: IDF Spokesperson updated on the wounding of officers in Lebanon by an explosive drone, while GLOBAL ANALYST reports, based on the Lebanese newspaper "Al-Akhbar," on Israeli preparations for a widespread wave of targeted killings in Lebanon and Iran. Simultaneously, the Israeli Navy seized Turkish police boats bound for Gaza, and the US military seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, as reported in Israel News | Uncensored.

On the internal Israeli level, the Supreme Court rejected a petition by international aid organizations against the government procedure requiring full transparency. Minister Amichai Chikli, as published in Ariel Kahana, welcomed the decision and stated that "the party is over" and that terrorist activity would not be permitted under a humanitarian guise. At the same time, it was noted that El Al is closing the quarter with losses due to the campaign against Iran, as appeared in Israel News | Uncensored.

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