Iran Mulls Latest U.S. Peace Proposal as Trump Signals Willingness to Wait
President Trump says he's willing to wait for Iran's response to the latest American offer to end their ongoing conflict, expressing confidence in his negotiating team's work. Lebanon reported an Israeli strike on a hospital despite the ceasefire.
Diplomatic Talks Continue
President Trump says he's willing to wait "a couple of days" for an Iranian response to the latest American offer, adding that his team is "pretty impressed" by Iran's negotiators, but that "we have to get the right answers" to avoid a return to war. Iran's state media says the regime is reviewing the most recent U.S. peace proposal. This comes as President Trump signals patience with the diplomatic process.
Ceasefire Violations Reported
Lebanon said nine people were wounded in an Israeli strike on Thursday that damaged a hospital in the country's south, where Israel and Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah have been trading fire despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. In a statement, the Lebanese health ministry strongly denounced the strike, which "inflicted serious damage on the Tibnin public hospital" and left "nine people wounded, including seven members of the hospital staff, five of them women."