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2026-04-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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PM Netanyahu says Israel ready for Iran war resumption, while US gears for another round of talks
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[IsraelTimes] White House says second meeting will likely be in Islamabad if it’s finalized, as Pakistani delegation arrives in Tehran to prepare; US tries to turn screw on Iran with port blockade
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is ready for the Iran
 ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
war to resume, while US President Donald Trump
...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried....
’s administration indicated that a second round of talks with Tehran is more likely.
US officials said Washington is discussing holding another meeting with Iran in Pakistain and is optimistic about reaching a deal.
A Pak delegation arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss holding a follow-up to Saturday’s meeting in Islamabad.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told news hounds further talks "would very likely" be in the Pak capital. "Those discussions are being had," Leavitt said, and "we feel good about the prospects of a deal."
US Vice President JD Vance, who led the first round of talks, has said Iran is being offered a "grand bargain" to end the six-week war with Israel and the United States and address the decades-old dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch clutched at his shoulder. Ow! he exclaimed, with feeling......
Netanyahu said in a video statement that the US is keeping Israel updated on its contacts with Iran and insisted that the two countries’ objectives are aligned.
"We want to see Iran’s enriched material removed, and we want to see the elimination of its enrichment capability inside Iran. And of course, we want to see the reopening of the straits," he said.
The Straight of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s crude oil normally flows, has been choked by Iranian forces since the US-Israeli offensive began and is now the focus of the US blockade.
"It is too early to say how this will end, or even how it will progress. In light of the possibility that the war may resume, we are prepared for any scenario," Netanyahu said.
On the economic front, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned of "tough times ahead" for the global economy if the war in the Middle East is unresolved and oil prices stay high, adding that inflation risks could seep into food prices.
Optimism about an accord in the US-Iran conflict sent share prices higher on Wall Street, however, with the major stock indices finishing at records on Wednesday while crude prices dropped.
Even as the US blockade on Iranian ports and renewed Iranian threats strained the ceasefire agreement, regional officials reported progress, telling The News Agency that Dare Not be Named the United States and Iran had an "in principle agreement" to extend it to allow for more diplomacy. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.
Mediators are pushing for a compromise on three main sticking points that derailed direct talks last weekend — Iran’s nuclear program, the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for wartime damages, according to a regional official involved in the mediation efforts.
Iranian Foreign Ministry front man Esmail Baghaei said Iran is open to discussing the type and level of its uranium enrichment, but his country "based on its needs, must be able to continue enrichment," Iranian state media reported.
’ZERO SHIPS HAVE BROKEN THROUGH’
Washington has sought to turn the screws on Tehran with a blockade of its ports, with US Central Command claiming to have "completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea."
CENTCOM said it has turned back 10 vessels that tried to sail out of Iranian ports during the first 48 hours of the blockade and "zero ships have broken through."
The picture based on recent maritime tracking data in the Strait of Hormuz was less clear-cut, and Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported shipping has continued from southern Iran.
The head of Iran’s military central command center warned that a US failure to lift the blockade would constitute "a prelude" to violating the two-week ceasefire struck on April 8.
Unless Washington relents, Iran’s armed forces "will not allow any exports or imports to continue in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the Red Sea," Ali Abdollahi said.
The military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that Iran would sink American ships in the Strait of Hormuz if the United States decides to "police" the key shipping channel.
"These ships of yours will be sunk by our first missiles," Mohsen Rezaei, a former commander-in-chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards who was named as a military adviser by Khamenei last month, told state TV.
In Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi welcomed a Pak delegation on Wednesday led by army chief Asim Munir that Iranian state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
said was to relay a new US message and discuss a second round of talks.
Trump has insisted that any deal with Iran must permanently bar the Islamic Theocratic Republic from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Washington has reportedly sought a 20-year suspension of Iran’s uranium enrichment program while Tehran has proposed suspending nuclear activity for five years — an offer US officials rejected.
Trump told Fox Business Network’s "Mornings with Maria" in a Wednesday-aired interview, "I think they want to make a deal very badly."
In a social media post, Trump said China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran as reports circulated that Beijing has considered transferring arms.
China has long supported Iran’s ballistic missile program and backed it with dual-use industrial components that can be used for missile production, according to the US government.
Iranian proposal offers ships safe passage on Omani side of Hormuz, source says
[IsraelTimes] Offer hinges on whether Washington is prepared to meet Tehran’s demands to free hundreds of tankers and ships that have been stuck since the war began
All America has to do is surrender, and all will be well, according to Iran. The exact details don’t really matter — it’s a process.
Iran foreign ministry insists on right to enrich uranium, says level negotiable
[IsraelTimes] Iran’s foreign ministry says that Tehran’s right to enrich uranium was “indisputable” although the level of enrichment is “negotiable.”
In a weekly press briefing, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy could not be “taken away under pressure or through war.”
“Regarding the level and type of enrichment, we have always stated that this issue is negotiable. We have emphasized that Iran should be able to continue enrichment in accordance with its needs,” he adds.
Iran military warns will block Red Sea if US naval blockade continues
[IsraelTimes] Iran’s military warns it would block trade through the Red Sea, along with the Gulf and Sea of Oman, if the US naval blockade continues.
In a statement carried by Iranian state television, the head of Iran’s military central command center says if the US continues with its blockade and “creates insecurity for Iran’s commercial vessels and oil tankers,” it will constitute “a prelude” to violating the ceasefire.
“The powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic will not allow any exports or imports to continue in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea,” says Ali Abdollahi.
Blockading the Red Sea would like involve activating the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Ships seen using evasion tactics to travel through Hormuz
[IsraelTimes] Amid the American naval blockade on Iran, maritime intelligence experts say they have observed a rise in evasive shipping behavior around the Strait of Hormuz, The New York Times reports.
Most large commercial vessels must travel with a transponder that broadcasts the ship’s name, location, route, and other identifying details.
“Now, we are starting to see vessels going dark or using ‘zombie’ or random identification,” says Ami Daniel, chief of Windward, a maritime intelligence firm, in an interview with the NYT.
During the war, Iranian ships had “almost no need to go off radar,” but in the past day, more ships appear to be spoofing or manipulating their signals, Daniel says, adding that vessels linked to Iran are being “a bit more cautious.”
Maritime analysts have cautioned during the recent weeks of conflict around the strait that ships’ signals in the region have been disrupted and manipulated, making precise tracking difficult.
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that more than 20 commercial ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the previous 24 hours.
Earlier, the US Central Command said no ships had made it past its naval blockade of Iran’s ports and coastal areas, and six merchant ships had followed orders to turn back.
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