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Trump: Israel, Lebanon agreed to 10-day ceasefire starting at midnight

IDF to maintain positions in southern Lebanon during truce, Israeli official tells 'Post' • Trump invites Netanyahu, Aoun for historic White House talks after separate phone calls

Goldie Katz, AmichaI Stein / JERUSALEM POST 

A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel will begin at midnight Israel time, US President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social Post on Thursday.

Trump stated that the ceasefire was reached after separate conversations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

He also invited Aoun and Netanyahu to the White House for the first direct talks between the leaders of Lebanon and Israel since 1983.

“Both sides want to see peace, and I believe that will happen, quickly!” Trump said.

During the ceasefire, the IDF will continue to maintain its positions and areas in southern Lebanon where it is currently deployed, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post.

Is This Why the Supreme Court Is Taking Forever to Release Its Ruling on the Voting Rights Act?

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Where is the decision on the Supreme Court case involving the Voting Rights Act? Where is Louisiana v. Callais, the case that could weaken the Voting Rights Act, and potentially cause Democrats to tremble? 

The national consequences of this decision are critical, as a ruling striking down the VRA could lead to total Republican control across the South. Perhaps that’s why the Court is slow-walking in releasing the opinion.

Sean Spicer said on The Huddle that the opinion is finished, but some justices are holding out as long as possible to prevent redistricting. Does that mean VRA is going to be struck down?

“I have been told by reliable sources that...Read more, see Xs, and videos here. 

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WATCH: US ready to restart combat if no Iran deal reached, Hegseth says

Hegseth stated that he had a message for the Iranian leadership: "We are watching you. Your capabilities are not the same as ours. Remember, this is not a fair fight."

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asserted that the American military is ready to restart combat against Iran if no ceasefire deal is reached during a Pentagon press briefing on Thursday.

“We’d prefer to do it the nice way through a deal led by our vice president and negotiating team,” Hegseth said, “or we can do it the hard way. We urge this new regime to choose wisely.”

"You, Iran, can choose a prosperous future, a golden bridge, and we hope that you do for the people of Iran," he said.

"But if Iran chooses poorly, then they will have a blockade and bombs dropping on infrastructure, power, and energy."

"While you are digging out bombed-out and devastated facilities, we are only getting stronger," Hegeth said.

Iran threatens to sink American ships in Strait of Hormuz, claims US ground invasion would be ‘great’

Chris Bradford / NEW YORK POST  

Iran has threatened to sink American ships policing the Strait of Hormuz amid the blockade – and wildly claimed that a US ground invasion would be “great” as it would allow the regime to make billions of dollars snatching hostages.

Mohsen Rezaee, the ex-commander in chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, mocked President Trump on state TV Wednesday — claiming he wants to be the “police” of the waterway before boasting Tehran’s missiles can take out American vessels, reported by Agence France-Presse.

“Is this really your job? Is this the job of a powerful army like the US?” the regime stooge, dressed in military uniform, threatened Trump.

“These ships of yours will be sunk by our first missiles and have created a great danger for the US military. They can definitely be exposed to our missiles and we can destroy them.”

Rezaee, a senior adviser to the Supreme Leader, challenged claims that Iran’s navy has been “completely obliterated,” posing the question, “Why does the United States not dare to cross the Strait of Hormuz?”