US military to remain "in place" until full agreement is reached with Iran, Trump says


All US ships, aircraft, weapons, military personnel will remain “in place, in and around, Iran” until a full agreement is reached, US President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social late Wednesday.

“If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the “Shootin’ Starts,” bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before,” Trump wrote.

Iran must have “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS and, the Strait of Hormuz WILL BE OPEN & SAFE,” Trump added.

Negotiations between the US and Iran are set to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday.

Trump finished his post by writing: “In the meantime our great Military is Loading Up and Resting, looking forward, actually, to its next Conquest. AMERICA IS BACK”



Israel says it killed Hezbollah chief's personal secretary in Beirut strike on Wednesday

Israel killed Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary and nephew of Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem, in an airstrike near Beirut on Wednesday, its military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) described Harshi in a statement as “a close associate and personal adviser to Naim Qassem and played a central role in managing and securing his office.”

The announcement came after a day of massive Israeli strikes in Lebanon, which Israel said was its largest coordinated strike since the war began.

According to the IDF, more than 100 command centers and military sites of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah were struck simultaneously across the country. Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 182 people were killed and 890 were wounded in the attacks.

Overnight, Israeli forces continued operations in southern Lebanon. The IDF said it hit two key crossings over the Litani River, which it claims are used by Hezbollah to transfer weapons, rockets and launchers, along with weapons storage facilities, launchers, and command centers in the area.

Netanyahu added Thursday that the IDF will “continue to strike Hezbollah wherever necessary, until we restore full security to the residents of the north,” even as international backlash against the ferocity of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon mounts.