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Al-Hadath reported that the United States and the Islamic Republic are close to reaching a four-phase agreement that will begin with reducing tensions and conclude with addressing the nuclear file and regional security arrangements. The transition from each phase to the next will occur after "implementation of commitments." According to this report, the first phase of the agreement includes halting direct military operations and avoiding any escalation of tensions or opening new fronts in the region. The second phase focuses on shipping security, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and special security arrangements for maritime passages and energy routes. According to Al-Hadath, the third phase of this agreement includes economic confidence-building, limited reduction of some sanctions on the Islamic Republic, releasing part of Iran's frozen assets, and providing facilities related to oil exports. Based on this report, the fourth phase of the agreement is considered the most complex phase and may take months to complete. This phase includes reviewing Iran's nuclear program, uranium enrichment levels, monitoring mechanisms, and regional security arrangements. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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♦️ According to Reuters, the US State Department announced on Wednesday that Israel and Lebanon have reached an agreement on implementing a ceasefire following negotiations held in Washington. Based on the joint statement released, both sides have agreed to resume political and security pathways starting from the first week of July; an action that will be taken with the aim of achieving a comprehensive agreement. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The moment of impact of the Shahed 136 suicide drone hitting Kuwait airport terminal captured by CCTV camera. mohsenreyhani01 📡 @VahidOnline

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The US House of Representatives on Wednesday supported a Democrat-led resolution aimed at stopping war with the Iranian government until Congress grants authorization. According to Reuters, this resolution was approved with 215 votes in favor versus 208 against, with four Republican representatives also joining the Democrats. This vote is considered Donald Trump's latest political defeat in Congress, despite Republicans having a fragile majority in both chambers. According to this report, this action is largely symbolic, as it must also be approved in the Senate to be implemented and requires support from two-thirds of members in both chambers to override a potential Donald Trump veto. However, this vote demonstrates growing concern in Congress about war with the Iranian government. Three similar previous resolutions had failed in the House of Representatives, but with smaller vote margins than before. The Senate also advanced a similar resolution in a procedural vote last month - something that happened after seven previous unsuccessful attempts. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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🔻 Trump: We can destroy everyone, but I prefer to reach a written agreement Donald Trump, President of the United States, said Wednesday, June 3rd at the White House regarding the Islamic Republic's attack on Kuwait and breaking the ceasefire: "We hit them (the Islamic Republic) hard Tuesday night, and actually last night too. And when they explained the situation to me, I said alright, so that's what we'll do, but we were also hitting them pretty hard ourselves." Trump said: "So there are reasons for some things, and usually there's a reason that sometimes seems logical. And well, they did something that was very... it wasn't a big deal. We stopped it very quickly, as we do with the world's largest army. But some might say they were somewhat provoked, because we had taken decisive action for another reason. So they were retaliating." He continued: "The negotiations themselves are going very well. Very well. If it happens; it might happen, it might not, who knows. But if it happens, it might occur this weekend. That's roughly how things stand. It's a different part of the world, you know. I say in that part of the world, ceasefire means you continue shooting in a gentler way." Trump added: "Under no circumstances can we allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. Anything can happen when you're dealing with Iran, but when you're dealing with other countries too, this is a very unstable part of the world, probably the most unstable part of the world." The US President emphasized: "We've gone through three leadership teams. This is a military situation, and there really is no army like ours. We could continue for another two, three weeks and completely destroy everyone. I prefer not to do that. It's very easy to do. They're ready to do it. They want to do it." Trump said: "But if we can get something in writing that achieves the same result without killing everyone, I prefer that. I think most of my people want that too. Some don't, but most do. I mean, we have the highest stock market in history, despite a military conflict or war. Some call it war, some call it military conflict. For us, it's not a big thing." 🔻 Trump: Enriched uranium is buried under a mountain and we want to extract it Donald Trump, President of the United States, said Wednesday, May 24th regarding the extraction of enriched uranium from Iran that the Islamic Republic has agreed to this at various times, but has also changed its mind several times, and this issue has been overblown. He said: They agreed [to the extraction of enriched uranium from Iran] and then sometimes disagreed. This is one of the things we talked about. It's been way overblown. I myself overblew it. Trump, referring to the International Atomic Energy Agency report, said these materials have been "destroyed" and buried under a mountain that has practically collapsed. He added that extracting these materials is very difficult, but emphasized: "I want to get it." According to him, the US and probably China are the only countries that have the necessary equipment for such an operation. The US President also said three target sites are permanently under surveillance, and in case of any movement, America will be informed. He added: "If anyone goes there, we see exactly what happens and we blow it up a bit more." The US President said regarding mine clearing in the Strait of Hormuz that the United States has used underwater mine sweepers and cleared the mines. He added: "The Strait of Hormuz will open immediately after signing." 🔻 Trump: Iran was a big global problem and if it wasn't contained, it could have destroyed the Middle East Donald Trump, President of the United States, regarding talks with Hezbollah said America has spoken with this group for the first time and it was agreed Tuesday that no shooting would take place. He added that Israel is also not supposed to shoot and emphasized that issues related to the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear program, and Lebanon should be examined separately from each other. Trump said Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, has been a "very good partner" for him. He also, referring to America's role in regional developments, said without Washington's help, Israel would not have been able to carry out recent operations. Trump added that Iran was "a big global problem" and if it wasn't contained, it could have destroyed the Middle East. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, threatened on Wednesday that a potential Israeli attack on Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, would lead to "full resumption of war" between Iran and the United States and Israel. In an interview with Al Mayadeen network, which is close to Lebanon's Hezbollah, he also claimed that after Israel's threat to attack Dahieh, the southern suburbs of Beirut and Hezbollah's main headquarters, Iranian military forces were placed on "full alert status." In his Wednesday interview, Abbas Araghchi also announced that communication with the US government has not been "severed," but added that "no tangible progress has been made in the negotiation process." Hours earlier, Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, announced that Iran has not yet declared its final decision to end the war. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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CENTCOM called the Islamic Republic's claim about firing at an American destroyer a lie. CENTCOM 📡 @VahidOnline

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Army missiles fired at US warship in the Sea of Oman Wednesday evening, Fars News Agency, close to the Revolutionary Guards, reported that the Islamic Republic's Army Navy targeted the "US Army command and control center." Fars wrote: "Hours earlier, following violations of Strait of Hormuz regulations and mischief against Iranian commercial vessels by the US Army, the Islamic Republic's Army Navy, upon detection and identification, targeted the 'command and control center' of this mischief, stationed on a US destroyer." Islamic Republic media has published a short video of the moment the army fired missiles at intended targets in the Sea of Oman. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The United States Central Command announced that the Islamic Republic's claim that it did not attack the passenger terminal of Kuwait International Airport and that the damage was caused by an American interceptor missile is "completely false." CENTCOM stated that the Islamic Republic attacked this civilian airport with a drone and described this action as "deliberate, calculated and unprovoked." @VahidOOnLine Earlier: Hossein Mohebbi, spokesperson for the Revolutionary Guards, said that the destruction of Kuwait International Airport terminal "was caused by an error in American Patriot systems." According to Iranian domestic media reports, Mr. Mohebbi added that the Guards had "no firing" toward this airport. He claimed that according to Guards investigations: "The destruction of Kuwait airport passenger terminal was caused by an error in American Patriot systems, which landed on this terminal after failing to intercept Iranian missiles." As a result of a missile landing at Kuwait International Airport, at least one person was killed and several were wounded. The killed person was an Indian national and India's Foreign Ministry said several other Indian citizens were also wounded in this attack. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that the CEO of a technology company in California has been arrested on charges of supplying American equipment to Iran's nuclear and military institutions. According to the department's statement, Jamshid Ghomi, 63, a dual Iranian-American citizen and resident of Newport Coast in California, has been charged with "conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act." He is accused of "providing advanced American-made network, security and encryption equipment to Iranian customers, including nuclear and military institutions of the Iranian government." The U.S. Department of Justice also announced that Jamshid Ghomi used "shell companies" in the United Arab Emirates to conceal shipments of network and computer equipment destined for Iran, and these intermediary companies were employed to hide the true destination of goods and circumvent U.S. sanctions. John Eisenberg, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, said in the statement: "According to the indictment, Ghomi enriched himself by providing American technology to Iran's Atomic Energy Organization and other sanctioned entities related to Iran's nuclear program." He added: "The National Security Division of the Department of Justice will hold accountable those who violate our laws to advance Iran's nuclear objectives." According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the defendant transferred more than $15 million from Iran to his bank accounts in America and a trust account, and falsely declared this money to the U.S. tax authority as foreign inheritance. Based on these charges, his federal tax returns showed virtually no income, and the highest income he reported in any year was only $20,684. The U.S. Department of Justice also claims he used income from the "sanctions evasion scheme" to finance the construction of a multi-million dollar mansion in Orange County, California. @VahidHeadline Prosecutors, in addition to seeking imprisonment, are pursuing forfeiture of his assets including the expensive mansion. Investigators believe that for more than a decade through his Tehran-based company called "Faraz Pardaz Rayane," he secretly purchased more than 250 tons of controlled technology equipment. He is accused of procuring and shipping goods to Iran using personal accounts on eBay and PayPal and through shell companies in the UAE. @VahidOnline 📡 @VahidOnline

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CNBC, machine translation: ▪️ Netanyahu dodged answering a question about whether Trump used profanity toward him in this week's phone call and whether the U.S. President said that if it weren't for him, Netanyahu would be in prison right now. When asked about Trump apparently calling him "crazy," Netanyahu said: "I won't get into details." [But Trump confirmed the Axios report in an NBC interview that he called him crazy] ▪️ Netanyahu says he and Trump have "tactical differences" but "agree on the main issues" Netanyahu downplayed any reference to disagreement with Trump, saying that while they sometimes have "tactical differences," they "agree on the main issues." He said these include preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and threatening Israel with them. He said: "Sometimes, like the best families, we have these tactical differences. But we always find a way to resolve them and we do so as good friends." He said: "We can disagree in the morning" and reach common ground by afternoon. ▪️ When asked if a ceasefire with Iran has really been established, Netanyahu said: "I think a tactical game is being played." Netanyahu said: "And Iran certainly knows what [Trump] has said, that if necessary, there will be a full return to military action. This is the President's decision, Israel is ready, and American forces are also ready." He said: "I think Iran should consider this. I think they are considering that they are playing with fire, this is clear." ▪️ Netanyahu praised Trump's retaliatory action in blockading Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it "very effective." He said: "The reverse blockade has been a smart move." ▪️ Netanyahu said he talks to Trump "every other day." He said the two leaders "have common goals... we want to achieve them." But when asked what to expect from a potential ceasefire agreement, Netanyahu admitted that "it's an unanswered question how the war should end." ▪️ Netanyahu said institutions that rely on oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are currently "developing alternative routes" that will compensate for energy supply shortages caused by the effective closure of this key waterway during the war. ▪️ Netanyahu expects regime change to occur in Iran because the current leadership has been "severely" weakened - but didn't predict when this would happen. Netanyahu said: "You can't predict exactly when such a regime falls. You didn't predict it in many cases: not in Romania, not in the fall of the Berlin Wall, and nobody predicted it, but it happened. Why? Because the cracks were spreading from underneath." He said: "In fact, you have enormous cracks in Iran right now and you can't predict when this will happen." "But I said yesterday in a public meeting here... look, I believe that eventually these cracks expand and the regime will fall and we will do everything we can." Netanyahu said: "I think we should help the Iranian people overthrow this regime, and this hasn't changed, but it won't happen exactly at the moment we choose." He said: "I think they have been severely weakened." nbcnews 📡 @VahidOnline

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Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, said Wednesday that the fate of Iran's 60% enriched uranium stockpiles is at the center of negotiations with Washington, and Tehran has not yet agreed to a peace deal. Speaking at the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Rubio said: "I think this issue has now been clearly addressed in some of the documents exchanged between the two sides, but as of this morning, we still have not received final confirmation from their decision-making system." Rubio once again emphasized his previous statements about ending the war with Iran in the House of Representatives, saying: "We are no longer conducting continuous attacks inside Iran to weaken that country's military capabilities, because Operation 'Epic Fury' has come to an end." Emphasizing that America has achieved its goals, Rubio added: "This is how we define victory: destruction of Iran's defense industry infrastructure, significant reduction in the number of missile launchers they possess, and dramatic reduction of their drone stockpiles." He continued: "We achieved all these objectives. In addition, we destroyed what remained of Iran's air force and eliminated their entire conventional navy." However, Democratic lawmakers at this meeting challenged Mr. Rubio's position on America's victory. Meanwhile, Iran targeted Kuwait with drone and missile attacks early Wednesday morning, which according to Kuwaiti officials resulted in one death and at least 63 others wounded. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Messages received at 13:45: Hello Vahid, they just hit the port, I think it was the airport or air base, the sound was so loud that it shook the city all the way to Namayesh. Bandar Abbas, toward Eslakeh, sound of explosion or bomb. Dear Vahid, Bandar Abbas, very loud explosion sound 13:45, they hit Bandar Abbas, it was very bad this time, the sound was louder than ever, the house shook. Hello, at 13:46 Bandar Abbas, explosion sound came. West of Bandar Abbas. Bandar Abbas, sounds of several heavy explosions were heard just now. They just hit the port. Hello, 13:45 sound of an explosion with severe shaking Bandar Abbas. Hello 13:46 explosion sound Bandar Abbas. Vahid, I think they hit the port, explosion sound came. Hello, just now Qeshm, severe explosion sound came. Hormozgan, sound came. Then this news was published: "The Deputy Governor of Hormozgan for Political, Security and Social Affairs said: The sounds heard in Bandar Abbas city were caused by controlled explosions of enemy ammunition." (The correct report is: I heard the sound. Based on hearing the sound, one cannot say "they hit," "attacked," etc.) 📡 @VahidOnline

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Kazem Jalali, the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Russia, referring to former National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani's trips to Moscow, said: "His trips, except for two cases that we announced, were all confidential. This means both we and the Russian side did not make the trips public. Only two trips were announced." Jalali told Khabar Online that Larijani had many confidential trips to Russia and traveled to Russia seven times in the past year and a half. Without mentioning the reasons for these trips or the topics discussed, Jalali said: "In one of these trips, the Russian side contacted me and expressed interest in making the trip public, and Mr. Larijani did not object, so the news was published. But the last trip that took place on January 30, 2025, became public in a different way." Jalali added: "We saw that when his plane took off, three or four thousand people were watching it on flight radar. By the time the plane landed in Moscow, this number had reached 34,000 people. For flight radar, this is a very high number. Then some rumors had formed. In the car he got into, I told him that we should make this trip public. He asked why? I said given the events of January 8-9, some counter-revolutionaries are now trying to portray this news differently. Some had written that the Supreme Leader had gone to Russia, or some said money had been taken to Russia, and these strange news stories had increased." Jalali continued: On January 30, when Ali Larijani was meeting with Putin, at the end of the session I said if you allow us, we can publish a brief, coordinated news item. This is how those two trips became public. The Islamic Republic's ambassador to Russia also said: After Ali Larijani was killed, Putin had prepared the text of his condolence message but we told him not to publish it until domestic media first announce the news of his death. [Because we've currently lied to our own people and it would be embarrassing!] @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Donald Trump, the US President, in a conversation with the "Pod Force One" podcast belonging to the New York Post, said that the Islamic Republic has agreed not to have nuclear weapons, but at the same time reminded that Tehran can still "change its mind." In this interview published on Wednesday, he said: "We had to do something about Iran, because regardless of how good our situation is [economically], we cannot allow them to have nuclear weapons." President Trump added, however, that "they have already agreed not to have nuclear weapons." When President Trump was asked in this conversation whether Iran's regime has agreed to this condition or not, he clarified that "yes, they have agreed to this matter." He added: "I mean they can now change their mind, but this was one of the things they had to agree to and they agreed, this was a major and big issue." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The US Secretary of State says the country is determined to prevent Iran's efforts to "slip in" individuals linked to the Revolutionary Guards in the national football team's entourage for participation in the World Cup. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Kuwait's Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday, June 3rd, that one person was killed in Iran's drone attack on the country's "civilian facilities," including Kuwait International Airport and some diplomatic missions. The country's Health Ministry also announced that at least 63 people were injured in this attack. The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, in a statement released hours after initial reports of the attack, did not specify which diplomatic missions were damaged in this attack. An hour later, the country's Defense Ministry announced that on Wednesday it had identified 30 ballistic missiles and drones that Iran had fired. Saud Abdul Aziz Al-Otaiwan, spokesman for this ministry, said: "Since early morning today, the armed forces identified and engaged with 13 hostile ballistic missiles in Kuwaiti airspace. These missiles were intercepted over several residential areas, resulting in some of their debris falling." He reported that Kuwaiti armed forces identified and countered 17 hostile drones and added: "This heinous aggression by Iran had targeted civilian and vital facilities." India's Ministry of External Affairs announced that one of its citizens was killed at Kuwait Airport and condemned this attack. This ministry stated in a statement: "We once again call on all parties to end such attacks against civilian targets." Earlier, Kuwait's state news agency had reported that the early Wednesday morning attack on the country's international airport left several injured, suspended airport operations, and diverted some flights to other airports. Kuwait's Civil Aviation General Administration also announced that Terminal 1 of the airport was "severely damaged" in this attack. Kuwait Airways also announced it would reschedule its Wednesday flights. However, the country's civil aviation administration later reported that after assessing damages and implementing safety measures, Kuwait Airways flights had resumed from Terminal 4. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the judicial system of the Islamic Republic, reported the execution of Fathollah Avari, charged with the murder of Mohammad Javad Bakhshian, a police officer during the protests of January 2024 in Hamadan. Mizan News Agency claims that at the time of arrest, "the murder weapon (knife), black hoodie, and the same white sneakers that were observed in the CCTV footage from the crime scene" were discovered. Mizan News Agency claimed that Mr. "Avari" had a criminal record including "kidnapping," "intentional assault and battery," "threatening with a knife," and "participation in aggravated robbery." However, Mehr News Agency on January 19, 2024, when it reported his arrest in west Tehran, had described him as "having criminal and security records." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Human rights media outlets and advocates for sexual and gender minority rights in Iran say that despite two weeks having passed since the horrific murder of Mahshid Falahi, a 30-year-old trans woman in Sanandaj, her family refuses to "claim" her body. The human rights organization Hengaw has written that Mahshid Falahi, who had previously been "disowned" by her family and was living in a state of "homelessness and sleeping rough," was brutally murdered in a knife attack. However, according to this report published on Tuesday, June 2nd, none of her family members have yet "approached" the medical examiner's office or morgue to claim her body, and her remains continue to lie in limbo in one of Sanandaj's morgues. Additionally, a social worker speaking to Hengaw said that despite nearly two weeks having passed since this murder occurred, no person or persons have yet been arrested in connection with Mahshid Falahi's killing. Hengaw also wrote that they have access to Falahi's legal name, but since she, like many trans people in the process of gender transition, had changed her legal name, they refrain from publishing her previous name, which in literature related to this field is called a "dead name." The "Six Colors" network, which covers news related to sexual and gender minority rights, has also published horrifying details about the condition of this trans woman's body after the murder. This report states that "Mahshid's body was found about 10 days ago on the outskirts of Sanandaj Dam. Initial evidence indicates that her head had been severed from her body, and several days later, her head was found on one of the city's streets." @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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"Car explosion at Tehranpars gas station" Fars and Tasnim news agencies wrote with the publication of the above videos: Fire department spokesperson: At 6:14 AM today, an explosion incident at a gas station located on Yasini Highway, westbound to eastbound route, after Tehranpars intersection (before reaching 12 Farvardin Bridge) was reported to the 125 emergency system. Immediately, forces from two fire stations were dispatched to the scene. Initial investigations revealed that a Nissan refrigerated truck was refueling at this station when it exploded for unknown reasons that are currently under investigation. Fortunately, this explosion did not lead to a fire, but its intensity caused significant damage to the Nissan vehicle's body and parts of the roof and walls of the gas station. In this incident, two people were injured: the Nissan truck driver (approximately 60 years old) and one of the station attendants (approximately 40 years old). 📡 @VahidOnline

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Received messages: East Tehran, Tehran-e No, explosion sound was heard Vahid jan 5:58 Sound of a single explosion northeast Tehran, it was heavy. It was like a bomb A single sound came from east Tehran 5:57 Vahid jan At 5:56 east Tehran I heard a sound like an explosion, I don't know exactly Hello, at 5:57 we're in east Tehran and it seemed the explosion sound was from the southwest Tehranpars explosion sound came at 6 AM The explosion sound at 6 AM east Tehran woke me up too, but since it didn't continue I thought I was mistaken until I saw others' messages Hello, I live in east Tehran, Tehranpars - I woke up to an explosion sound at around 5:56, at first I thought I was hallucinating, now that I've read your messages apparently others heard it too. For about 5 minutes now there's been continuous siren sounds, ambulance or fire department I don't know. Hello, Pardis Wednesday 13 Khordad 6 AM a bomb-like sound came Vahid jan I heard an explosion sound in Narmak but it wasn't close 5:58 east Tehran a very loud sound came 5:57 Hello Tehranpars first circle at 6 o'clock a loud explosion sound came and from 6:19 to 6:22 ambulance and fire truck sirens are coming Update: probable cause of explosion in next post 📡 @VahidOnline

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The New York Post reports that according to a new report, a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter pilot was shot down twice in less than a month during the war with Iran - once in Kuwait (friendly fire) and once in Iran - but survived both times. The identity of this pilot has never been publicly disclosed. Current and former military officials told High Side Substack that he endured one of the most difficult five-week periods of service for a U.S. Air Force pilot since the Vietnam War. According to the New York Post, his misfortune began on March 2nd, when in a friendly fire incident in Kuwait, the country's defense forces mistakenly fired at three American F-15E fighter jets. In this incident, all six crew members of these three fighters were forced to eject using ejection seats and parachute down onto Kuwaiti soil. All of them were rescued safely. Despite this incident, according to Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense, the pilots returned to missions just four weeks later and participated in bombing operations targeting sites in Tehran - an action he described as a sign of courage and dedication by these forces. The New York Post writes that just days after that mission, misfortune struck one of these pilots again. An F-15E fighter was targeted over Iran and its two occupants crashed on Iranian soil. This pilot was quickly rescued on April 3rd, but the weapons systems officer with him was wounded and had to go into hiding after Iran set a bounty for his capture. He was rescued the next day in an operation. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The United States Central Command announced on social media that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed to have struck the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a US air base in the region with today's missile and drone attacks. CENTCOM said this claim is false and that all Islamic Republic attacks on American forces failed. @VahidHeadline Update: CENTCOM also published another tweet: The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced minutes ago that "another wave" of Islamic Republic drone attacks targeting US forces in Kuwait failed and the drones did not hit their intended targets. CENTCOM added that United States Central Command air defense "successfully shot down several drones." CENTCOM said none of the US personnel or equipment was damaged. @VahidHeadline (Like the past two days at this hour, I received dozens of other messages from Tehran about the strange sound of aircraft flying that woke many people up.) 📡 @VahidOnline