[US-Israel, Iran War Day #106] US Forces Shoot Down Multiple Iranian ‘One-Way Attack’ Drones

In Brief…

• A group of hardliners held protest rallies against an emerging deal with the United States in Tehran and Mashhad, accusing Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of being an infiltrator and compromising with the US.
• President Trump said a deal with Iran is scheduled to be signed Sunday and would immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while warning that he has an “ultimate alternative” if the process fails. He also ruled out any cash exchange in the deal, vowing to retrieve Iran’s uranium stocks at a later time.
• Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi said Saturday that Islamabad will host the signing ceremony for an Iran-US peace agreement by video conference on Sunday. Iran’s foreign ministry earlier said the signing will not happen on Sunday.
• Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said he discussed the latest developments on the draft Islamabad memorandum of understanding with the United States in a joint meeting with the Russian and Chinese ambassadors in Tehran.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that if the final stage of negotiations is completed, the agreement would be signed remotely by both sides and then formally announced.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that if the final stage of negotiations is completed, the agreement would be signed remotely by both sides and then formally announced.
• Iranian hardliners intensified criticism of a looming memorandum of understanding with the US as Washington said the deal would require Tehran to dismantle its nuclear program, destroy and remove its highly enriched uranium, and accept long-term inspections.
• Iran has agreed to a performance-based deal requiring it to dismantle its nuclear program, destroy and remove nuclear material, and stop funding proxy groups before receiving sanctions relief, Fox News reported, citing a White House official.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] Trump assured Bibi Iran deal will cover nuclear, missiles, Hezbollah