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A senior U.S. official briefing reporters says an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon is not a condition for the emerging agreement with Iran. The official added that Israel will retain the right to defend itself if attacked by Hezbollah.

A senior U.S. official tells reporters details of the MOU with Iran will be out in the next 24-48 hours. U.S. will maintain its current force posture in the region for now, another official says. A reduction would occur upon the inking of a final deal, per the official.

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BIG: Israel's Defense Minister Katz says the IDF will not withdraw from security zones in Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza despite the US-Iran ceasefire deal. Netanyahu made this clear directly to Trump. Katz says the security zones will be cleared of local residents and all terror infrastructure destroyed, including homes in contact-line villages that served as Hezbollah outposts. He calls holding the zones "among the IDF's greatest achievements" in the war and says Israel "will not withdraw despite all existing pressures and those that will still come." He warned that if Iran attacks Israel over Lebanon, Israel will "strike it with full force."

🇮🇷🇺🇸 BREAKING: Iran's Mehr News Agency has released all 14 clauses of the MoU with the U.S.: 1: Permanent and immediate cessation of war on all fronts, including Lebanon. 2: The US commitment to non-interference in Iran's internal affairs and respect for the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 3: Complete lifting of the naval blockade within 30 days. 4: The US commitment to withdraw its forces from around Iran. 5: Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days under Iranian arrangements. 6: Suspension of sanctions on the sale of oil, petrochemical products, and derivatives, and full access of Iran to its financial resources. 7: The necessity for the US and its allies to present reconstruction plans for Iran amounting to at least $300 billion. 8: 60 days of negotiations to reach a final agreement based on nuclear issues and the complete lifting of primary, secondary, US sanctions, and UN Security Council and IAEA Board of Governors resolutions. 9: Reiteration of Iran's commitment under the NPT treaty not to produce nuclear weapons. 10: During the negotiation period, the US has committed not to add forces in the region and not to impose new sanctions. 11: Release of $24 billion of Iran's blocked funds during the 60-day final negotiation period. Half of this amount must be made available to Iran before the start of negotiations. 12: Formation of a supervisory mechanism to implement the agreement. 13: The final agreement will be approved by a UN Security Council resolution. 14: Final negotiations will not begin before the release of half of Iran's blocked funds, suspension of Iran's oil sanctions, and lifting of the naval blockade, and the final agreement will only cover the fate of enriched materials and enrichment, lifting of sanctions, and Iran's economic reconstruction plan. Discussions about Iran's missile program and support for resistance groups are definitively removed from the agenda.

Iran called off a planned attack on Israel - NYT

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