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Here are the key updates of the day:
- Mediators Pakistan and Qatar say “encouraging progress” on the first day of high-level talks in Switzerland between the US and Iran. Apparently, “a roadmap for a final deal to be reached within 60 days” was made, which also included a “de-confliction cell” to ensure an end to Israeli “military operations in Lebanon”
- Things got messy after US President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran, which caused the Iranian delegation to skip a photo opportunity with the US delegation, including US Vice President J.D. Vance
- Israel still plays spoiler, with Israeli officials saying they will stay and expand in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza as long as necessary
And so we continue our live coverage…
