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JD Vance says US ‘not there yet’ on an Iran deal – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read our latest report from the Middle East here Donald Trump shares draft Iran peace agreement with Israel and other allies Hezbollah has claimed dozens of drone and rocket attacks that it said targeted Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israel. The group said it launched several attacks on Israeli soldiers and tanks that crossed the Litani river into the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah near Nabatieh, as close-range fighting continues.

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Federal jury finds army veteran and two other ICE protesters guilty of conspiracy

Case involving June 2025 protest is escalation in Trump officials’ attack on first amendment rights, say experts A federal jury has found three protesters, including a US military veteran of the war in Afghanistan, guilty on felony conspiracy charges on Thursday for their part in a June 2025 protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Legal experts have said the Spokane, Washington, case marked a serious escalation in the Trump administration’s attack on first amendment rights. The demonstrators now face potential sentences of up to six years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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Donald Trump shares draft Iran peace agreement with Israel and other allies

US president’s move comes as both sides try to prevent fresh ceasefire breaches scuppering a potential deal Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has circulated a draft peace agreement for the war with Iran among allies including Israel as both sides try to prevent fresh breaches of the ceasefire escalating out of control and scuppering any deal. In an attempt to speed up the negotiations, Pakistan’s foreign minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will fly to Washington on Friday to meet his US counterpart, Marco Rubio.

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Afghan president voiced concern over civilians killed by SAS troops, inquiry told

Newly released evidence from inquiry into 80 deaths shows Afghan partner forces no longer willing to work alongside British by 2011 Concerns about the number of Afghan civilians being killed by British special forces in the early part of the last decade prompted the country’s then president to make a “muscular” complaint to Nato commanders fighting the Taliban. Newly released evidence from a public inquiry into the deaths of up to 80 people during an SAS deployment also showed that Afghan partner military forces were no longer willing to work alongside the British by the spring of 2011.

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Vance says U.S. and Iran are "very close" to a deal

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the U.S. and Iran were "very close" to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would extend the ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and launch talks on limiting Tehran's nuclear program. Why it matters: The signing of the MOU would be the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since the war started, but a final agreement tackling President Trump's nuclear demands would require further intensive negotiations. Trump and his advisers thought they were close to a deal several times at earlier stages in the war, but talks repeatedly stalled. Driving the news: U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day MOU, but Trump has yet to give his final approval, Axios reported earlier Thursday. U.S. officials claimed their Iranian counterparts told them through mediators that they had the necessary approvals and were prepared to sign. An official from one of the mediating countries confirmed this. The American negotiators briefed Trump on the details of the final deal, but he did not immediately sign off. "The president relayed to the mediators that he wants a couple of days to think about it," a U.S. official said. The Iranian regime has not commented publicly on the story, but Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, quoted a source that claimed the MOU hadn't been finalized. State of play: Senior U.S. officials said that as of Thursday afternoon, Trump was leaning toward signing off on the deal but had yet to do so. Trump spoke Thursday afternoon with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani to discuss the deal with Iran. Qatar is a key mediator between the two countries. One reason Trump wants to wait another few days is to make sure Iranian officials would sign the deal and not back away, a U.S. official said. The U.S. official said another reason is that Trump wants to see how the domestic political debate around the deal plays out before he makes a final de

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