Saturday, April 11, 2026

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Najib Mikati, Lebanon's Prime Minister, announced he has canceled his trip to the United States following pressure from Hezbollah. It remains unclear what impact this decision will have on negotiations with Israel. These negotiations were scheduled to take place this week with American mediation. These developments coincide with ongoing direct talks between Iran and America in Islamabad, where a ceasefire in Lebanon had previously been proposed by Iran as one of the preconditions for holding those talks. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, in a televised speech delivered simultaneously with US and Islamic Republic negotiations in Islamabad, emphasized that Israel's mission in Iran is not yet complete. Netanyahu, referring to Iran's enriched uranium stockpile and citing previous statements by Donald Trump, the US President, said: "There is still enriched material in Iran, and as President Trump said: it must be removed, either through agreement or by other means." @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Emmanuel Macron announced his conversation today with Masoud Pezeshkian and said he asked him to use negotiations with the United States in Pakistan to achieve "sustainable de-escalation." The French President wrote Saturday evening, April 22nd, in a message in Persian on the social media platform X: "I emphasized that Iran should restore freedom and security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as quickly as possible; France is ready to participate in this regard." He continued by emphasizing the importance of full compliance with the ceasefire, including in Lebanon, and added that France resolutely supports the actions of Lebanese authorities as the only legitimate authority for exercising government sovereignty and making decisions about this country's fate. Before calling Pezeshkian, Macron also contacted bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and in this conversation emphasized the necessity of fully restoring freedom and security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in the shortest possible time. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Mohammad Marandi, one of the media figures accompanying the Islamic Republic's negotiating delegation in Islamabad, wrote on the social network X that the "unreasonable demands" of the US government continue to prevent the formation of the desired framework in the negotiations. He wrote, quoting someone close to the negotiating team, that the Islamic Republic's delegation insists on its demands and conditions for consolidating the military achievements obtained. Marandi added that another round of negotiations may be held on Saturday evening or Sunday, aimed at making a final attempt to reach an acceptable framework. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The United States Army announced it has begun the process of "creating conditions" to clear sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz, with two of the country's warships having passed through this strategic waterway. U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM, announced on Saturday, April 11th, that the USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy have transited the Strait of Hormuz as part of a broader mission to ensure complete clearance of the strait from mines planted by the Revolutionary Guards. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, said: "Today we began the process of establishing a new passage and will soon make this safe route available to the shipping industry to encourage the free flow of trade." Prior to CENTCOM's announcement, Donald Trump, President of the United States, also announced that America had "sunk all 28 Iranian mine-laying boats" and reported that the U.S. military had begun the process of clearing the Strait of Hormuz. An Axios reporter also wrote, citing a senior U.S. official, that this action was taken without coordination with Iran and marks the first time since the war began that American warships have transited the Strait of Hormuz. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The correspondent of the Islamic Republic's radio and television reported Saturday evening that based on information received from the negotiation venue, the American delegation has maintained a "maximalist" approach in this round of talks as well, and an atmosphere of "distrust and pessimism" has cast a shadow over the negotiation process. The radio and television correspondent added that the third round of talks represents the final efforts to determine whether the Islamabad dialogues can lead to a convergence of views between the two delegations and continuation of the negotiation process or not. @ VahidOOnLine Tasnim News Agency, close to the Revolutionary Guards, announced in an exclusive report that despite both sides progressing to the "text exchange" stage to reach a common framework, what has been called the "excessive demands" of the American delegation has prevented further progress in the talks. According to this report, one of the main points of contention has been identified as the issue of the Strait of Hormuz. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Iran's state television, SEDA VA SIMA, reported simultaneously with the ongoing talks in Islamabad that so far two rounds of negotiations have been held between Islamic Republic officials and America in Pakistan, and it is expected that the third round of these talks will take place Saturday night or Sunday. The news network, citing a source close to the negotiating team, announced: "Based on information available to the correspondent sent there, another round of negotiations will likely be held tonight or tomorrow." @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump: The "fake news" media is either crazy or openly corrupt! The United States has completely destroyed Iran's army; including all of its navy and air force, and everything else. Its leaders have been killed! The Strait of Hormuz will soon be opened and empty ships are rushing to the United States to "load up." But if you listen to fake news, it's as if we're losing! — President Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump 📡 @VahidOnline

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The correspondent sent by IRIB to Islamabad reported that negotiators from the Islamic Republic and the United States have resumed talks after a short break for rest. According to this report, Abbas Araghchi and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf from Tehran's delegation and J.D. Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner from Washington's delegation had left the negotiation hall for a break, but advisory experts continued the discussions. This return took place around 8 PM local time [6:30 PM Iran time]. No specific time has been announced for the end of these talks, but Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, reported the possibility of a one-day extension of the negotiations. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Iraqi parliament on Saturday elected Nizar Amidi, a Kurdish politician, as the new president of the country. This election followed the results of the November parliamentary elections. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan had introduced Nizar Amidi, Iraq's former environment minister, as their candidate for the country's presidency. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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State television has reported, quoting a senior military official of the Islamic Republic, that a US military vessel has been warned that if it continues moving toward the Strait of Hormuz, it will be attacked within 30 minutes, and this vessel has been prevented from approaching the Strait of Hormuz. This statement comes after an Axios report claiming that several US Navy ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz without coordination with the Islamic Republic. State television has denied the Axios report. Meanwhile, Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US military has begun clearing the Strait of Hormuz and added that all 28 Iranian mine-laying boats have been sunk. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Wall Street Journal reported, citing three American officials, that two guided missile-equipped destroyers of the US Navy passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. This is the first passage of American warships through this waterway since the war began. According to this report, no problems were recorded during this passage and the action was described as a freedom of navigation mission. These officials said the destroyers were not escorting commercial vessels. This action coincided with meetings between US and Islamic Republic negotiating teams in Pakistan to discuss ending the war. Donald Trump emphasized that reopening the Strait of Hormuz must be part of the ceasefire agreement. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Marco Rubio, Trump's Secretary of State, continuing the revocation of residency for family members and affiliates of the Islamic regime in America, announced news regarding a case related to the family of Masoumeh Ebtekar, one of the hostage-takers at the US Embassy. Rubio described Ebtekar as "Screaming Mary" who was the spokesperson for the occupying students during the occupation of the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979; an action that led to the hostage-taking of 52 American diplomats for 444 days "while they subjected them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions." Trump's Secretary of State announced that this week, the permanent residency status of Masoumeh Ebtekar's son and his wife and child was revoked and they are now in custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awaiting deportation from the United States. He wrote: "This week, I revoked their legal permanent residency status and today Seyed Isa Hashemi, Maryam Tamaskobi and their son are now in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and awaiting deportation from our country." Rubio also announced that in 2014 the Barack Obama administration issued entry visas to America for Ebtekar's son and his family, and in 2016 they also received permanent residency through the Diversity Visa Program. "In 2014, the Obama administration issued visas for his son and family to enter the United States. In June 2016, the Obama administration granted them legal permanent residency through the diversity visa lottery program." At the end of this message, Rubio emphasized that according to him, the Ebtekar family should never have enjoyed the "privilege of living in America" and added: "America should never become home to anti-American terrorists or their families." Following protests by Iranian residents of America, the residency of Ali Larijani's daughter and her husband as well as Qasem Soleimani's niece and great-niece had also been previously revoked. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The U.S. State Department announced in a statement the revocation of permanent residency (Green Card) of Issa Hashemi, son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, Maryam Tahmasbi, Issa's wife, and their son. In a statement released by the U.S. State Department on Saturday, April 11th, it reported the arrest of "three Iranian nationals linked to the Iranian regime" by federal agents "following the revocation of their legal permanent resident status by Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State." The statement said: "Seyed Issa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasbi, and their son are now in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody pending removal from the United States." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The US President, in a message published minutes after the announcement of the start of Iran-US negotiations in Islamabad, wrote: "We are now beginning the process of clearing the Strait of Hormuz, as a favor to countries around the world, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others. What's interesting is that they themselves lack the courage or will to do this." In another part of his message, Donald Trump wrote that the only thing left for the Iranian government in this region is "the threat that maybe a ship might hit one of their naval mines, although all 28 of their mine-laying boats are now at the bottom of the sea." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The "NetBlocks" website announced that the widespread internet outage in Iran has entered its forty-third day and has exceeded the 1,000-hour mark. According to this report, citizens' access to the global internet remains cut off and users are limited only to the domestic network; a situation that has severely disrupted people's communication with the outside world. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Donald Trump, the US President, speaking about negotiations with the Islamic Republic in Pakistan, said that in his view, a good agreement would be for the Islamic Republic to have no nuclear weapons. He added, "I think regime change has actually already happened, although we never had it as a criterion." Mr. Trump said 99% of a good agreement involves not having nuclear weapons. Mr. Trump added, "We will find out what is happening. They have been defeated militarily and now we intend to open the [strait]... You have a good team and they are meeting tomorrow. We'll see what happens in the end." A reporter asked: You won't allow them to charge tolls for passage through the strait, is that correct? The US President replied, "No, we won't allow such a thing. This is an international waterway. If they do such a thing, we won't allow it to continue." The US President added: The Strait of Hormuz will automatically open, and if it doesn't open, the Islamic Republic will have no income. We don't use the strait; other countries use it and they will come and help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. We will open the strait soon. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, announced the arrival of the Islamic Republic's negotiating delegation to Pakistan's capital and stated that if America accepts the Islamic Republic's 10 preconditions for starting negotiations, talks will begin on Saturday. The outlet wrote that if no satisfactory agreement is reached for the Islamic Republic and the "axis of resistance," American interests in the region and Israel will be targeted. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline