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\u201cTrump lashes out at Oman as the preliminary deal with Iran expires,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 8-17-26.\u00a0\u00a0Go back and look at my long entry about how the step by steps had to be followed for the June MOU, and my prediction that Iran wouldn\u2019t do so.\u00a0 So now we\u2019re seeing these types of stories from the U.S. for weeks, and this culmination today in the ceasefire not becoming permanent.\u00a0 Remember, follow Thomas Jefferson\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cIRGC says it will crush threats with ‘powerful offensive operations’,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 8-17-26.<\/p>\n

21 states are members of the Board of Peace.\u00a0 If this story is true, it means that not only must Hamas truly disarm, but that Hezbollah (Iran) must also.\u00a0 Otherwise, Israel stays on the land.\u00a0 Well, I think we know that the Regime will say this is a non-starter.\u00a0 See \u201cIDF will remain in Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed, Board of Peace official tells i24NEWS,\u201d<\/a> i24, 8-17-26.\u00a0\u00a0There are over 20 countries involved in the Board.\u00a0 \u201cAccording to the Board of Peace official, Hamas has committed to \u201cfully disarm\u201d and immediately halt all military activity in Gaza, including rearmament and the construction of tunnels. The agreement stipulates that all weapons, light and heavy, must be collected and permanently decommissioned, while Gaza\u2019s tunnel network must also be dismantled. Israel, meanwhile, will retain what the Board of Peace described as its \u201cfull right of self-defense.\u201d \u00a0\u2026 The agreement also means there will be no IDF redeployment from Gaza until Hamas has been fully disarmed and the territory demilitarized. Israeli forces will also not withdraw from the so-called Yellow Line during this stage of the process. The talks also produced an understanding that reconstruction and broader rehabilitation efforts in Gaza will not move forward until Hamas\u2019 disarmament has been completed. According to sources familiar with the discussions, Hamas must begin handing over its weapons if it wants to demonstrate that the disarmament process is genuine and viable. The weapons surrendered by Hamas will not be transferred to a future Palestinian governing body. Instead, they will be destroyed. During the initial phase, Hamas is expected to hand the weapons directly to an American force, with their destruction carried out under the responsibility and supervision of US General Jasper Jeffers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 60-day deadline for an Iran peace deal is expiring. Here\u2019s where things stand,\u201d<\/a> AP, 8-17-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cTrump lashes out at Oman as the preliminary deal with Iran expires,\u201d NYT, 8-17-26.\u00a0\u00a0Go back and look at my long entry about how the step by steps had to be followed for the June MOU, and my prediction that Iran wouldn\u2019t do so.\u00a0 So now we\u2019re seeing these types of stories from the U.S. for … <\/p>\n

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