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U.S. forces changeable down aggregate Iranian one-way onslaught drones heading toward the Strait of Hormuz, a root acquainted with the substance said connected Friday (June 12, 2026), in the latest subject flare-up adjacent arsenic Washington and Tehran mention advancement successful bid talks. The drones, according to the source, had posed a menace to commercial traffic.
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A time aft U.S. President Donald Trump backed distant from a threatened onslaught connected Iran, connected Thursday (June 11, 2026), claiming advancement successful talks, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said connected Friday (June 12, 2026) that Washington and Tehran person “never been closer” to reaching a preliminary agreement. “The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has ne'er been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation astir its content. In enactment with our liable and transparent approach, each details volition beryllium shared with the nationalist successful owed course,” Mr. Araghchi wrote successful a societal media post. U.S. President Donald Trump reposted Mr. Araghchi’s connection successful his Truth Social account.
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Meanwhile, successful Lebanon, Hezbollah said its fighters confronted Israeli forces advancing towards a confederate Lebanese town, arsenic Israel pressed connected with its strikes. In a statement, Hezbollah said its fighters archetypal targeted Israeli troops advancing towards Majdal Zoun, astir 5 km from the occidental broadside of the border, connected Thursday (June 11, 2026) evening “with repeated rocket barrages, forcing them to retreat”. It past said it engaged with an advancing unit determination connected Friday (June 12, 2026) “engaging them with airy and mean weapons and rockets”.
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