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Iran is keeping its finger on the trigger but remains focused on sustainable peace and interests-based diplomacy, Iran's Student News Network quoted government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani as saying Tuesday.
Here are Tuesday's updates from the U.S.-Iran cease-fire and Israel's war with Hezbollah:
■ Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, confirmed.
■ U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a return to major combat operations against Iran as he grows increasingly frustrated with stalled negotiations and the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported.
■ Iran is considering enriching uranium to up to 90 percent should the U.S. resume its strikes against the country, said Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson for the Iranian parliament's foreign policy and national security committee.
■ The United Arab Emirates carried out military strikes on Iran in early April, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
■ Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at an airbase in the country following April's Islamabad-mediated cease-fire, CBS News reported, citing U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter. Pakistan denied the report.
■ The commander of the Israeli military's Givati infantry brigade received a command reprimand for allowing one active-duty soldier and three reservists into an active combat zone in southern Lebanon for non-operational purposes.
Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to the country said Tuesday.
Mike Huckabee made the comment on stage at an event in Tel Aviv, Israel.
"I'd like to say a word of appreciation for United Arab Emirates, the first Abraham accord member," Huckabee said at the Tel Aviv Conference. "Just look at the benefits. Israel just sent them Iron Dome batteries and personnel to help operate them."
The United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, diplomatically recognized Israel in 2020.
The UAE did not immediately respond to a request for comment over the acknowledgment by Huckabee, though it underlined the growing defense relationship between the countries long suspicious of Iran.
Axios first reported the Israeli deployment in late April. According to the report, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the deployment following a call with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed.
The commander of the Israeli military's Givati infantry brigade received a command reprimand for allowing one active-duty soldier and three reservists into an active combat zone in southern Lebanon for non-operational purposes.
The military did not detail the circumstances of the incident or the purpose of the soldiers' entry to the Shi'ite village of Bint Jbeil. The four were members of bereaved families. The IDF did not say how the soldiers established contact with the senior officer. The commander's response to the investigation conducted by the IDF's Northern Command was also not provided.
British police said they charged a 45-year-old man with arson with intent to endanger life after an attack at a former synagogue in east London last Tuesday.
The incident was the latest in a series of arson attacks on Jewish targets since March, most of them in north London, some of which authorities are examining for possible Iranian links.
U.K. government data published last year showed sharp rises in hate crimes against both Jewish and Muslim communities in the months following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war.
Iran would consider enriching uranium to up to 90 percent should the U.S. resume its strikes against the country, according to Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Iranian parliament's foreign policy and national security committee, who posted the statement Tuesday on X.
Rezaei said parliament would review such a policy. On Friday, the outspoken critic of U.S. policy wrote on X: "With this president and that idiot defense minister, I think instead of USA we should say USI – United States of Idiots."
In May, before the 2025 Israel-Iran war, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal that Iran could transform its stockpile into "weapons-grade 90 percent fissile material for a nuclear weapon" in less than two weeks.
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Iran executed a member of the Sunni militant group Ansar al-Furqan active in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.
The defendant, named Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, was convicted on charges including armed rebellion against security forces and membership in a terrorist group, with the death sentence upheld by the Supreme Court.
On Monday, the Mizan judiciary news outlet reported Iran executed a man found guilty of spying for foreign intelligence services, including Israel's Mossad and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
He was reported to have passed on information on personnel from his employer, a satellite research institute.
According to the organization Iran Human Rights, at least 1,639 people were executed last year, more than in any of the past 35 years.
Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at an airbase in the country following April's Islamabad-mediated cease-fire, CBS News reported Monday, citing U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.
According to the report, Iran sent several military planes to the Nur Khan Air Force Base outside the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi. A Pakistani official denied the report, telling CBS News, "Nur Khan base is right in the heart of [the] city, a large fleet of aircrafts parked there can't be hidden from [the] public eye."
According to Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry issued a statement later Monday and said "a number of aircraft from Iran and the U.S. arrived in Pakistan to facilitate the movement of diplomatic personnel, security teams and administrative staff."
According to the ministry, "the Iranian aircraft currently parked in Pakistan arrived during the cease-fire period and bear no linkage whatsoever to any military contingency or preservation arrangement."
The American broadcaster reported an Iranian Air Force RC-130 intelligence gathering plane was parked at the base, alongside other military hardware. Iranian civilian aircraft were also parked in Afghanistan, CBS News said.
Speaking to CBS News, an Afghan civil aviation official confirmed a single Mahan Air plane had landed in Kabul before the start of the war on February 28, and remained in Kabul due to the closure of Iranian airspace. Mahan Air is sanctioned by the U.S. due to suspected links to the IRGC.
According to the report, the aircraft was later transferred to Herat Airport, close to the Iranian border, after Pakistan launched its anti-Taliban offensive in March, striking Kabul.
Taliban's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News there were no Iranian aircraft in Afghanistan, telling the network, "that's not true and Iran doesn't need to do that."
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a return to major combat operations against Iran as he grows increasingly frustrated with stalled negotiations and the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported Monday.
According to administration aides, the president has become impatient with what he perceives as a lack of serious negotiating from Tehran. Sources familiar with the discussions told CNN that Trump deemed Iran's latest response both "stupid" and "totally unacceptable," leading several officials to doubt whether a diplomatic resolution is possible.
Internal divisions within the administration have created competing paths for the White House. One camp is pushing for a more aggressive military posture, including targeted strikes designed to weaken Iran's leverage and force concessions. A second group continues to advocate for a diplomatic window, CNN reported.
Much of the internal friction centers on the role of Pakistani mediators. Some administration officials have questioned whether the mediators are accurately conveying the president's public and private displeasure to Iranian leadership. According to sources, some officials suspect Pakistan is presenting a more optimistic version of the Iranian position than the reality of the talks suggests.
The president met with his national security team at the White House on Monday to review potential military options. Despite the heightening tensions, a major decision on resuming combat is unlikely before Trump departs for a high-profile trip to China on Tuesday afternoon, sources said.
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