Israeli Strike Kills Two in Southern Lebanon, Medical and Security Sources Say

Key Points:

• Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf denied U.S. claims that Iran would use its unfrozen assets to purchase American agricultural products, criticizing the U.S. for exporting "GMO soybeans, broken promises and trash talks."
• The U.S. Treasury Secretary and President Trump asserted that a significant portion of Iran's unfrozen funds would be spent on U.S. food and medicine, while Iran insists on controlling its own spending decisions.
• Oil prices declined to pre-war levels as the U.S. reported that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was nearing normal, with increased tanker traffic following diplomatic efforts to support a preliminary Iran deal.
• In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes in Halhul after the evacuation of the Beit Anot outpost, resulting in injuries and property damage, with delayed Israeli security response criticized by residents.
• Israeli and Lebanese officials denied reports of an Israeli military withdrawal from the buffer zone in southern Lebanon, contradicting a U.S. official's claim of a partial pullback as a goodwill gesture.