{"id":490580,"date":"2026-06-13T07:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/490580\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T07:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:42:13","slug":"tensions-persist-as-us-iran-agreement-nears-and-drones-target-israel-and-hormuz-shipp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/490580\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensions persist as US-Iran agreement nears and drones target Israel and Hormuz shipp"},"content":{"rendered":"

CENTCOM, the U.S. Central Command, said overnight between Friday and Saturday Israeli time that it had intercepted several drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>. \u201cIran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormu.,\u201d the military said, adding that \u201cThe international trade corridor remains open for transit.\u201d In parallel, Iranian state media IRIB reported explosions near the port of Sirik in southern Iran and near Qeshm Island, describing them as \u201cwarning fire\u201d in the Strait of Hormuz.Similar to the situation in Hormuz, Hezbollah launched a drone<\/a> toward Israel on Saturday morning, triggering sirens in Metula and Misgav Am. The IDF said it intercepted a \u201csuspicious aerial target.\u201d Iran is attempting to link between the arenas, and according to its position any agreement would also include a ceasefire in Lebanon. However, despite contacts and reports of a near agreement, the fire continues. Meanwhile, Lebanon reported Israeli strikes on several villages in the south of the country.<\/p>\n

Documentation of missile launches at American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz in Iran<\/p>\n

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Earlier this week, security cabinet officials reportedly decided that any Hezbollah fire crossing the border would trigger an Israeli strike on Beirut\u2019s Dahiya suburb, despite Tehran\u2019s threats to respond whenever Israel does so.<\/p>\n

A senior U.S. administration official said Washington expects to sign a framework agreement within days. \u201cI maybe would have said 75% this morning, it\u2019s probably more like 80-85% now,\u201d he said, adding that no signing date has been set due to Iran\u2019s \u201cvery complicated\u201d internal decision-making process.<\/p>\n

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CENTCOM intercepted several drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz <\/p>\n

(Photo: REUTERS\/Stringer\/File Photo)<\/p>\n

The official said the deal includes a monitoring regime over Iranian activity. If Tehran complies with the demands, he said, it would receive economic rewards and benefit from the agreement. He acknowledged that if Iran meets expectations, there would be \u201csignificant sanctions relief.\u201d He reiterated a U.S. claim that \u201cthe Iranians get nothing simply for signing the agreement.\u201d He did not address ballistic missiles, noting that a 60-day technical negotiation phase would follow the signing.<\/p>\n

Regarding Israel, the official expressed confidence it would \u201ccooperate\u201d with the agreement. \u201cWhen Israel sees the full terms of the deal, they will feel comfortable with it,\u201d he said. However, even before the briefing, an Israeli official expressed anger over the emerging agreement. \u201cTrump screwed us,\u201d<\/a> he said. Another Israeli official added that \u201cthe emerging agreement looks very bad. \u201cFrom our perspective, it is a catastrophe, because it does not meet any of the principles we spoke about when the war began,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

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Missile launch from Iran towards Israel, 7th of June <\/p>\n

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Contradictory reports<\/p>\n

The U.S. official said the agreement includes the following terms<\/a>: nuclear material will be destroyed and removed, the nuclear program will be dismantled, no funds will be released until Iran complies, the Strait of Hormuz will be opened to traffic and Iran will stop funding terrorist groups. \u201cThis is what they have agreed to. This is a performance-based deal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, Iranian news agencies published 14 points of a draft agreement that differ significantly: a permanent and immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon, a U.S. commitment not to interfere in Iran\u2019s internal affairs and to respect its sovereignty, full lifting of maritime blockade within 30 days, withdrawal of foreign forces from areas near Iran, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days under Iranian arrangements, suspension of sanctions on oil sales and petrochemicals and full access to Iranian financial resources.<\/p>\n

The list also includes a commitment by the United States and allies to present reconstruction plans for Iran worth at least 300 billion dollars, 60 days of negotiations for a final agreement, lifting all U.S. sanctions and canceling UN Security Council and IAEA Board resolutions<\/a>, reaffirmation of Iran\u2019s commitment under the NPT not to develop nuclear weapons, no increase in U.S. forces in the region during talks, and no new sanctions.<\/p>\n

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Regime supporters in Tehran, this week <\/p>\n

(Photo: Majid Saeedi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

It further mentions the release of 24 billion dollars in frozen Iranian funds during the 60-day negotiation period, half of it before talks begin, a monitoring mechanism, UN Security Council endorsement of the final deal, and removal of missile programs and regional proxies from the agenda.<\/p>\n

Following the Iranian reports, U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized them, writing that it was \u201cfake news\u201d that had \u201cnothing to do with the terms that were agreed to.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cVery dishonorable people to deal with. With them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith. Also, their totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is totally unacceptable. They better get their act together, and fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly afterward, Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a breakthrough in long-running talks between Iran and the United States, saying a final draft memorandum had been reached. \u201cWe are fully aware of the constant disinformation from actors seeking to sabotage the peace agreement,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIf we ignore the background noise, we can confirm a final agreed draft has been reached and Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to complete the next steps. Peace has never been closer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shortly before his statement, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote that \u201cthe memorandum has never been closer<\/a>.\u201d He added that until it is finalized, media outlets should avoid speculation. Trump later reposted Araghchi\u2019s message on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n

UAE fund release reports and denial<\/p>\n

Reuters noted it was unclear whether the funds came from frozen Iranian accounts in the UAE or from Emirati state funds. However, overnight the UAE denied the report, saying no frozen funds had been released or transferred. \u201cNo frozen funds have been released or transferred by the United Arab Emirates or through it,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CENTCOM, the U.S. Central Command, said overnight between Friday and Saturday Israeli time that it had intercepted several…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":["post-490580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}