— Paragraph 11, Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding:

‘Such funds, whether retained in the original account or transferred, shall be made fully usable for payment to any ultimate beneficiary designated by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran.’

If the Financial Times report is accurate, the U.S. is either not abiding by its explicit obligation as stated in the MoU, or a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ (as J.D. Vance called it) was made with Iran to circumvent the MoU framework—which would be even more shameful.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The White House confirms J.D. Vance will not be leaving to Switzerland tonight

White House: ‘The U.S. delegation has been prepared to depart at the first available opportunity. But the logistics of negotiations with Iran have never been simple or predictable. As of now the Vice President is not departing tonight. We look forward to beginning technical talks as soon as possible.’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Reporter: ‘At the beginning of the conflict, you said you’d only accept Iran’s unconditional surrender’

Trump: ‘Well…’

Reporter: ‘The MoU does not look like unconditional surrender’

Trump: ‘Well, it probably is an unconditional surrender.’

Reporter: ‘It is?’

Trump: ‘I think so.’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency:

‘The Iranian delegation’s meeting with the U.S. in Geneva is postponed, until there is a ceasefire in Lebanon.

Until that time, Iran will not unilaterally implement its committments of the MoU—until the U.S. does the same.’

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‘Logistical issues’

There’s a traffic jam on the way to Geneva, how unfortunate!

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇮🇱/🇱🇧 BREAKING: If Israel does not implement an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and stop its advances along all sectors, Iran will consider withdrawing from the Memorandum of Understanding

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: IRGC Navy announces in a radio message on VHF Channel 16 that the Strait of Hormuz is closed until further notice

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— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NOTE: This comes in response to more than 100 Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon today

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇱🇧 NEW: CNN claims that Israel has informed Iran through the U.S. that its 100+ airstrikes this morning were in response to the killing of 4 IDF soldiers in Lebanon and it will now stop

Israel ridiculously claims that Hezbollah violated the ceasefire, despite the fact that Israeli forces continue to advance in southern Nabatieh. Is Hezbollah supposed to just do nothing?

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> Bomb 100+ places
> ‘We’ve agreed to maintain the calm’

— 🇮🇷 NEW: The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, earlier today, released official transit regulations for the Strait of Hormuz

They ended their letter with ‘Than you’.

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— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 Israeli Minister of War, Yisrael Katz:

‘We have flattened the entire first line of villages in southern Lebanon, all the houses have been destroyed. The residents will never see them standing ever again.’

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