Iran war day 119: Israel strikes Lebanon as IAEA says it will return to Iran | US-Israel War on Iran News

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Israeli and Lebanese delegations will continue their talks on Friday.

Israel continues to do so invasion of southern Lebanon On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that the Israeli army would “not leave” the occupied territories.

Israel currently occupies one-fifth of Lebanon.

This comes amid progress in the peace agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran, which began on February 28.

Here’s what’s going on:

In Iran

• IAEA chief says inspectors will return to Iran: The US-Iran peace agreement – also known as the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) – gives inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) the right to visit Iran, the agency’s director Rafael Grossi said, after Tehran indicated that the important site will not be off-limits until a final agreement with Washington is reached and sanctions are lifted.
• “There is an agreement and to follow the agreement, the IAEA should have the opportunity and monitor it,” the head of the UN nuclear watchdog Grossi said at a press conference in Japan. “We hope it will be soon.”
• UN suspends escort of ships through Hormuz: The UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) suspended its escort operations through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after a ship reported an attack, raising concerns about whether the first deal to end the Iran war will hold. The cargo ship was said to have been hit near Oman by a projectile, the British Navy UKMTO said.
• On Thursday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) he warned the ships not to try to pass Strait without its permission, although Oman and the IMO have released information about the new safe route. In April, the IRGC released its own security system for authorized vessels, indicating the closest approach to its coast.

In the US

• Trump says Iran’s frozen economy will be used to buy US agricultural products: The US President, Donald Trump, repeated the same thing at the meeting of the US farmers Iran’s unfrozen economy will be used to buy wheat, soybeans and corn in the US. Iran has not confirmed this.

In Lebanon

• Two killed in Israeli attack: Two people were killed and another injured in an Israeli attack on the town of Mayfadoun, in Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported, citing the country’s Ministry of Health.
• An Israeli plane also hit the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
• The discussion continues: A US State Department official told Al Jazeera Arabic that the Israeli and Lebanese delegations will resume their meetings on Friday.

Economy around the world

• India ends gas embargo: India has lifted trade restrictions on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imposed during the war, when energy was affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s energy hub.
• Aramco is starting to pump oil again: Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has resumed loading oil at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after a nearly four-month standstill, reports showed.