AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoIsrael-Lebanon Escalation: Israel hit eastern Lebanon near the Syrian border with five airstrikes around midnight, after earlier raids killed 10 people, with Beirut saying the area had been spared since an April 17 Hezbollah ceasefire. Iran-US Deadlock: As talks over Iran’s nuclear program and Strait of Hormuz remain stuck, the Trump administration is weighing possible new strikes; Trump says Iran is seeking negotiations and insists Tehran “will never have a nuclear weapon,” while Iran calls US demands “excessive” and warns of further defeats. Mediation Push: Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir is in Tehran for late-night talks with Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, as regional powers try to prevent a wider war. BRICS Fracture: India’s BRICS summit in New Delhi ended without a joint statement for the first time, with Iran-UAE tensions blocking consensus. Regional Security: Türkiye says it captured 10 ISIL suspects in a Syria operation. Global Fallout: A leaked World Bank document says 27 countries are tapping emergency crisis financing as the Iran war rattles energy markets.
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