The story covers US President Donald Trump's statements that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon and his rejection of an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations, along with US sources saying there is no deal without a first Iranian move and that he leans toward airstrikes after the elections. It also includes the Chinese and US militaries agreeing on a memorandum of understanding for crisis communications, talks described by US officials as positive with Iran via mediators, and Yemeni warnings about Houthis' use of Iranian air defense weapons threatening civil aviation in the south.
Lebanon Debate led with details of Trump's statements, economic pressure and the inclination toward airstrikes, while lebnaon today limited itself to affirming that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and i24NEWS broadened coverage to include the Chinese-US military agreement, talks via mediators and Yemeni warnings.