Abolhassan Mesbahi🎗️

Yesterday, I spoke with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, as well as with U.S. President Donald Trump. I urged the resumption of the negotiations suspended in Islamabad, the clearing up of misunderstandings, and the avoidance of any further escalation. It is essential, in particular, that the ceasefire be strictly respected by all parties and that it include Lebanon. It is equally important that the Strait of Hormuz be reopened unconditionally, without restrictions or tolls, as soon as possible. Under these conditions, negotiations should be able to resume quickly, with the support of the key parties concerned. France and the United Kingdom will also host a conference in Paris this Friday, bringing together by videoconference non-belligerent countries ready to contribute, alongside us, to a multilateral and purely defensive mission aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the strait when security conditions allow.

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni just waited for her defense deal with Israel to auto-renew, so she could boldly claim she was 'suspending' it. Here’s what nobody teaches you about politicspeak in school: the more precisely a politician chooses their words, the less they actually mean. Meloni didn’t “end” the defense deal. She didn’t “cancel” it. She didn’t even “block” it. Notice the careful words: she “suspended the automatic renewal.” Which is the geopolitical equivalent of letting your car lease auto-renew for another five years, then telling your spouse you’ve decided to “suspend future renewals.” You’re still making the payments. The car is still in your driveway. You’re just hoping she remembers the announcement and not the math. You just want credit for the bold and brave gesture. And the timing is beautiful. The agreement quietly renewed on April 13. She made her announcement on April 14. Meaning she waited for the paperwork to go through, then walked into a wine festival in Verona and told cameras she was taking a brave stand. She said the word “suspend” into a microphone and let everyone hear whatever they wanted to hear. Because here’s what she actually needs: Brussels must see her standing with the European consensus against Israel. Washington must know the defense architecture is still intact. Italian voters must feel like something happened. And Leonardo’s stock price must not wobble. The word “suspend” is doing all the heavy lifting. And it’s doing a magnificent job.

🇵🇱🇮🇱 Polish MP Konrad Berkowicz displayed an Israeli flag with a swastika on the floor of parliament, comparing Israel's actions to those of the Third Reich. "Israel is committing genocide with particular cruelty."

🇮🇱🇱🇧Israel's conditions for Lebanon leaked and they amount to a partition plan... Diplomatic sources told Al-Modon that Israel wants Lebanon divided into three zones: Zone 1: An 8km buffer strip in the south. Permanent. No return for displaced civilians. Zone 2: Everything south of the Litani River becomes a military operations area where Israel dismantles Hezbollah infrastructure and disarms it completely. Israeli forces leave only when they decide they're finished. Zone 3: North of the Litani and all remaining Lebanon. The Lebanese Army must fully disarm and dismantle Hezbollah on its own. Israel won't withdraw from anywhere until Beirut proves it's done. In other words, Israel occupies the south indefinitely, controls the middle until satisfied, and holds the north hostage to conditions Lebanon's army almost certainly cannot meet. Hezbollah has been embedded in Lebanese society for 40 years. Demanding the Lebanese Army dismantle it is like demanding someone perform surgery on themselves. Today Rubio hosts Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors in Washington for the most direct high-level meeting between the two countries since 1993. These conditions are what Israel walks in with. The State Department framing: "Israel is at war with Hezbollah, not Lebanon." The Israeli plan: occupy a third of Lebanon until every last Hezbollah weapon is accounted for. Those two statements cannot coexist. Source: Aljadeed, Axios

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: "International law is being violated mainly by one country, which is the government of Israel. There is also an absolutely illegal response on the part of the Iranian regime."