Hardline outlet says IAEA mission linked to 'new target bank' for Israel

Iranian MP and Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Ebrahim Azizi said on Friday that the US “attacked Iran in the middle of negotiations once again.”

"The US attacked Iran in the middle of negotiations once again. The failed U.S. President has shown he has no commitment to the principles of negotiation or a ceasefire. This reckless violation of the ceasefire will, as always, lead to retreat and regret on their part. The blame game does not work anymore," Azizi posted on X.

Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, thanked the Trump administration after the signing of an Israel-Lebanon agreement, saying Iran and Hezbollah would not prevent the two countries from pursuing peace.

"We are on the track toward security and peace between Israel and Lebanon," Leiter wrote on X. "Today’s signing says loud and clear: both our people’s want peace, and Iran and its terror proxy, Hezbollah, won’t get in the way of achieving it. The sovereign governments of Israel and Lebanon will decide the fate of our people, and shape the future of our countries, not the mullahs of Teheran."

The US military said it struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on Friday in response to what it described as an Iranian drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of violating the ceasefire and undermining freedom of navigation.

According to a statement from US Central Command (CENTCOM), US aircraft targeted Iranian missile and drone storage facilities as well as coastal radar sites after Iran struck the Singapore-flagged cargo ship M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on Thursday.

"The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire. Furthermore, Iran’s dangerous behavior undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor. CENTCOM forces continue to provide safe passage coordination and support to commercial vessels transiting the strait," CENTCOM said.

"The US military remains present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect," it added.

Hardline Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian urged those who "claim to be loyal" to Iran's Supreme Leader to "reverse course" on the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, adding that Khamenei privately opposed the deal but accepted it after receiving assurances from senior officials.

In a video published on X on Friday, Nabavian said Khamenei told officials he held "a different view" of the agreement in principle but approved it because "they came to me and made commitments."

"I say this explicitly: the other 12 members did not uphold the Leader's position. The Leader said, 'I had a different view.' That sentence has meaning. He said, 'I had a different view. They came to me and made commitments.' How could the Leader come out and say, 'I oppose it'? Nabavian said.

"Those who say they are loyal to the Leader should listen and reverse course. Why don't they reverse course regarding this memorandum of understanding?" he added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday’s framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon amounted to a “major blow” to Iran, arguing that Tehran had failed to force Israel out of southern Lebanon.

In a recorded statement, Netanyahu said Iran was trying to push Israel to withdraw “by force” from southern Lebanon, but that the agreement sent Tehran a clear message: “This is none of your business.”

He said neither Iran, Hezbollah nor any other “terrorist organization” would have a role in Lebanon under the emerging arrangement.

Netanyahu added that Israel would remain in its security zone in southern Lebanon as long as Hezbollah was not disarmed and continued to pose a threat to Israel.