Iranian sources told The New York Times that a decision has been made to cancel the missile fire planned for tonight against Israel, according to reports. The reported cancellation follows claims that President Trump offered Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and an immediate lifting of the naval blockade to secure de-escalation, as cited by Iran's Fars news agency.
Iran has decided to cancel the missile barrage it had reportedly planned to launch against Israel overnight, according to Iranian sources cited by The New York Times and reported by Israeli media.
The reported decision came after a proposal attributed to US President Donald Trump — carried by Iran's Fars news agency — under which Israel would withdraw from southern Lebanon and the naval blockade would be immediately lifted in exchange for Iran shelving its retaliation for the Israeli strike in Beirut's Dahiyeh earlier this week.
The reports are attributed to unnamed Iranian officials and have not been independently confirmed by Israeli or US official sources. As The Zioneer reported earlier tonight (Jun 11, 01:01 Jerusalem), Iran publicly announced it would refrain from retaliating due to last-minute Trump concessions. A separate report (Jun 11, 00:48) quoted analysts assessing that Iran shelved planned retaliation under cover of the deal and US pressure.
It remains unclear whether a written framework has been agreed upon, whether Israel has formally approved any withdrawal, and whether the cessation of planned fire is temporary or marks a broader de-escalation.
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