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Israel Rejects Iran Deal ++ Attacks in Lebanon

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The U.S. and Iran have apparently reached a framework agreement to end the war. Reports on what was agreed upon vary widely—and Israel continues to launch attacks in Lebanon. Follow all developments in the “Krone” live ticker.

• There is immense anger in Israel over the diplomatic rapprochement between the U.S. and Iran. Parts of the government have called on Prime Minister Netanyahu to openly break with Trump.

• According to reports from Lebanon, Israel is ignoring the deal and continuing its airstrikes against the Hezbollah militia in the south of the country.

• Tehran has declared a halt to Israeli attacks a key condition for further negotiations. It remains unclear whether the deal with the U.S. will hold.

• While Trump speaks of a “full peace agreement,” Iran has described the progress merely as a “memorandum of understanding.”

• The formal signing of the framework agreement is scheduled for Friday in Geneva, as announced by Iran and the mediator, Pakistan. According to the German government, Vienna stands ready to host in-depth nuclear negotiations between all parties.

All developments in the live ticker:

The U.S. and Iran have agreed on a framework agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump, the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iran’s National Security Council, and the mediating country Pakistan each announced this on Monday morning. “The agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now concluded,” Trump said.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced on state television an immediate and permanent end to the war. This also applies to Lebanon. The fact that Israel does not intend to abide by it makes the already shaky deal appear even more fragile.