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US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that negotiators were in the "final throes" of talks for a Middle East peace deal, following a halt in hostilities between Iran and Israel.

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we're in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal

Trump expressed confidence that a deal was imminent, stating, "we're in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal," and predicted it would take "two or three days." This comes despite recent exchanges of fire, including Iran launching nearly 30 missiles at Israel and Israel retaliating with strikes on military sites in Iran. No casualties were reported in either country from these exchanges.

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it would take "two or three days".

However, violence persisted in southern Lebanon, where Israeli strikes on Monday killed at least 14 people, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The Israeli military stated that projectiles had been launched, and both Tehran and Jerusalem issued warnings of full-force responses should the other side resume attacks. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz indicated that operations in Lebanon would continue regardless of Iranian actions.

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Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon

US Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that while the US and Israel share interests, their positions do not always align. Reports suggest Trump had personally urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise restraint, warning him he could be "on your own very soon" if he did not stop preparing for a major wave of strikes on Iran.

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The Israelis and the United States, we have a lot of shared interests, But we also have some situations where our interests diverge.