Shamkhani: Iran is going [to Rome] to achieve a balanced agreement; not surrender.
Shamkhani: Agreement also stipulates speed [in implementation], refraining from threats, reining in troublesome parties like "Israel", and facilitating investment.
Shamkhani: Agreement based on nine principles, including seriousness, guarantees, balance, lifting sanctions, and refusal of Libya/UAE models.
Ali Shamkhani, Advisor to Iran's Leader: Negotiators headed to Rome with complete authority to arrive at comprehensive agreement.
Sheikh Qassem: Reconstruction is not a favor from anyone, and we will not accept blackmail under this pretext.
Qassem: Lebanon cannot move forward under US guardianship, and the US must respect the Lebanese people’s will for independence and non-interference in its affairs.
Sheikh Qassem: They say they are linking reconstruction to disarmament, we say we are the ones linking weapons to reconstruction.
Sheikh Qassem: Moving to the second phase requires implementing the first phase, which includes the withdrawal of “Israel,” an end to its aggression, and the actual start of reconstruction.
Sheikh Qassem: Hezbollah has fulfilled its responsibilities; let “Israel” fulfill its own, and let the Lebanese state fulfill its own.
Qassem: We will not discuss the details of the defensive strategy in the media, nor will we preempt the principles that will be agreed upon once we sit at the dialogue table.
Palestinians lay to rest martyrs of 'Israel's' massacre at Al-Tabieen school in Gaza
On Saturday dawn, Israeli occupation forces committed a massacre at Al-Tabieen school in Gaza, which was sheltering displaced Palestinians. According to the Civil Defence in Gaza, at least 110 Palestinians have been martyred, while dozens others have been wounded, and at least 15 of the bodies have been so badly damaged or torn apart that they cannot be identified. The massacre came just hours after CNN reported, citing sources, that the White House decided to release $3.5 billion in funding for "Israel" to purchase US-made weapons and military equipment, and a Zeteo report revealing that the United States is set to send 6,500 Joint Direct Action Munitions (JDAMs) to "Israel".