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@GossipMillNaija Its like these SE women are in a competition to outdo the other person in committing evil on children...isn't it time a state of emergency is declared?

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• Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei pushed back sharply on Trump's claims, making clear that the opening and closing of the Strait of Hormuz does not happen in cyberspace and that Iran alone determines its status. Baghaei also warned that if the US naval blockade continues, Tehran will "take the necessary measures," pointing to what he called "contradictory positions" from Washington.

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• In an earlier CBS News interview, President Trump claimed Iran has agreed to cut off support for its proxy militant groups across the Middle East. Trump told the network that Tehran has agreed to stop backing organizations including Hezbollah and Hamas, and when pressed on whether Iran had committed to halting uranium enrichment permanently, he replied, "They've agreed to everything." The claims could not be independently verified, and a US official close to the negotiations previously told ABC News that ending funding for proxy groups Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis was among the key sticking points Iran had refused to concede during weekend talks.

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• President Trump told NewsNation that Iran has agreed to halt uranium enrichment, claiming Tehran "agreed to everything," according to N12.

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• The IDF acknowledged that a bomb mistakenly landed next to its own ground troops during a strike carried out ahead of the ceasefire in southern Lebanon on Thursday. The Israeli Air Force had been targeting a suspicious building near the forces when the error occurred. "Due to a human error, the munition did not hit the target and fell next to the forces," the military said, noting that no injuries were reported. The incident is under investigation, according to The Times of Israel.

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• Trump fired back at Iran's foreign minister with a blunt message: any US deal with Iran has nothing to do with Lebanon, and Hezbollah will be handled as a separate matter.
"Again! This deal is not tied, in any way, to Lebanon, but we will, MAKE LEBANON GREAT AGAIN!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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• President Trump declared that Iran has agreed to fully open the Strait of Hormuz and will never close it again, though it remains unclear what the announcement means for the ongoing US blockade, which Trump said would stay in full force until a broader peace deal is reached. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also confirmed the opening on social media, stating that passage for all commercial vessels through the strait is fully open for the remaining ceasefire period, on the coordinated route already announced by Iran's Ports and Maritime Organisation.

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• Washington has warned several NATO allies, among them Baltic states Lithuania and Estonia, that deliveries of previously purchased US military equipment could face delays due to stockpiles being drained by the war in Iran, Reuters reported. The delayed weaponry reportedly includes munitions capable of both offensive and defensive use. Sources declined to identify all affected countries by name, citing the sensitivity of the information given that some border Russia.

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• BREAKING: An Israeli drone strike killed one person in southern Lebanon on the first full day of the US-brokered truce aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, according to local paramedics and the head of a nearby hospital.

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• The IDF released an operational recap covering its campaigns in Iran and Lebanon:

**Iran:**
- 28 senior Iranian regime leaders eliminated
- ~10,800 strikes conducted
- 8,500+ aircraft sorties flown
- ~250 air defense systems dismantled
- 60% of launchers neutralized

**Lebanon:**
- 1,700+ terrorists eliminated
- 2,500+ aircraft sorties flown
- 5,000+ terror targets struck
- 14,900+ artillery strikes carried out

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• Citing an informed source, IRGC-affiliated Fars News agency reports Iran has laid out three conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz under the ceasefire:

1. Ships must be commercial, with neither the vessels nor their cargo linked to "hostile countries."
2. Ships must follow Iran's designated route.
3. All passage must be coordinated with the IRGC.

The source stated that reopening the strait hinges on the implementation of certain ceasefire terms in Lebanon, adding that if the US naval blockade continues, it will be considered a ceasefire violation and passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be closed.

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• The IDF released a graphic detailing senior Iranian officials killed during the war.

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• A meeting between Washington and Tehran expected in the coming days could yield a memorandum of understanding, with a comprehensive deal potentially following within 60 days, Reuters reported, citing a Pakistani source.

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• Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz stated that the IDF will hold all areas captured in southern Lebanon, describing the ceasefire as a temporary freeze rather than an end to operations. The campaign's goal remains Hezbollah's disarmament, to be achieved through military or diplomatic means, backed by Donald Trump and sustained pressure on the Lebanese government.

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• The Pakistan-flagged Shalamar has become the first oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the US blockade began, ship-tracking data shows. The vessel sailed south of Iran's Larak Island late on April 16, entering the Gulf of Oman after spending just a few days in the Persian Gulf. Loaded at Das Island in the United Arab Emirates with around 450,000 barrels of crude, the half-full Aframax tanker is now headed for Karachi, according to Bloomberg.

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• The IDF's Judea and Samaria Division reported that over the past week, more than 70 wanted individuals were apprehended, 12 weapons seized, and roughly 100,000 shekels in terror financing intercepted.

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• President Donald Trump claims Iran has agreed to hand over what he called "nuclear dust," reportedly the remnants of highly enriched uranium buried following last year's U.S. airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran has not confirmed the claim. If accurate, the move would mark a significant step toward stripping Tehran of its ability to produce a nuclear weapon according to Washington Post.

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• BREAKING: French President Emmanuel Macron has voiced concern that ongoing military operations risk undermining a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel before it can take hold.

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• BREAKING: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says an Israeli ceasefire would serve as the natural starting point for direct negotiations under the presidential initiative, adding that Lebanon remains committed to de-escalation across the country to bring an end to civilian casualties and the destruction of homes.