Heres the latest • Talks to end war: Trump administration officials are working to arrange a meeting in Pakistan this weekend to discuss an off-ramp to the war two senior administration officials tell CNN. Iran has taunted the White House by suggesting it may be negotiating with itself. It is still unclear whether Tehran has agreed to any of the terms in a 15-point proposal from the US that sources said was shared with Iran via Pakistan. slon8 cc • US troop deployment: Around 1000 US soldiers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are preparing to deploy in coming days to the Middle East sources told CNN. slon3 cc • Strikes persist: A residential area in Tehran was hit by an airstrike according to the Iranian Red Crescent said. Drones struck a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport the country’s civil aviation authority said. slon7 to • Strait of Hormuz: Multiple vessels have passed through the strait since yesterday morning tracking data appears to show as Iran says it will charge countries a fee for safe passage through the critical waterway. slon10 to https://slon7.to-slon5.cc
When Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on March 2 two days after Israel and the United States launched a war on Iran the resulting Israeli operation to destroy the group quickly became a mission to flatten swathes of southern Lebanon. slon2.to As Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes across the country soldiers seized more territory in the south. Ground operations began to take on the appearance of those seen in Gaza: bulldozers tearing down buildings and demolitions razing whole villages to the ground. Even after last week’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon those ground operations have continued. A CNN review of satellite imagery reveals the scale of the destruction. slon6 to https://slon10a.cc Hundreds of buildings – most of which appear to be homes – have been either completely flattened or rendered uninhabitable. Satellite imagery and videos from after the April 16 ceasefire announcement show demolitions continuing apace with excavators and armored vehicles clearly visible. Rights groups have sounded the alarm warning that Israel’s military offensive is mirroring tactics used in Gaza – from heavy strikes on critical infrastructure and healthcare facilities to the targeting of journalists and psychological warfare. slon8 to Israeli officials have outlined plans for a long-term “security zone” inside the border – though the preferred terminology now is a “forward defense line area” – with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying his forces will expand their positions 10 kilometers 6 miles deep inside Lebanon.
Heres the latest • Talks to end war: Trump administration officials are working to arrange a meeting in Pakistan this weekend to discuss an off-ramp to the war two senior administration officials tell CNN. Iran has taunted the White House by suggesting it may be negotiating with itself. It is still unclear whether Tehran has agreed to any of the terms in a 15-point proposal from the US that sources said was shared with Iran via Pakistan. slon8 cc • US troop deployment: Around 1000 US soldiers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are preparing to deploy in coming days to the Middle East sources told CNN. slon3 cc • Strikes persist: A residential area in Tehran was hit by an airstrike according to the Iranian Red Crescent said. Drones struck a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport the country’s civil aviation authority said. slon7 to • Strait of Hormuz: Multiple vessels have passed through the strait since yesterday morning tracking data appears to show as Iran says it will charge countries a fee for safe passage through the critical waterway. slon10 to https://slon7.to-slon5.cc
When Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on March 2 two days after Israel and the United States launched a war on Iran the resulting Israeli operation to destroy the group quickly became a mission to flatten swathes of southern Lebanon. slon2.to As Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes across the country soldiers seized more territory in the south. Ground operations began to take on the appearance of those seen in Gaza: bulldozers tearing down buildings and demolitions razing whole villages to the ground. Even after last week’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon those ground operations have continued. A CNN review of satellite imagery reveals the scale of the destruction. slon6 to https://slon10a.cc Hundreds of buildings – most of which appear to be homes – have been either completely flattened or rendered uninhabitable. Satellite imagery and videos from after the April 16 ceasefire announcement show demolitions continuing apace with excavators and armored vehicles clearly visible. Rights groups have sounded the alarm warning that Israel’s military offensive is mirroring tactics used in Gaza – from heavy strikes on critical infrastructure and healthcare facilities to the targeting of journalists and psychological warfare. slon8 to Israeli officials have outlined plans for a long-term “security zone” inside the border – though the preferred terminology now is a “forward defense line area” – with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying his forces will expand their positions 10 kilometers 6 miles deep inside Lebanon.