Blanche confirmed as attorney general and Israel rejects Trumps Gaza plan: Weekend Rundown
Israel will not accept the 15-point plan for Gaza set out by President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday.The peace plan called for a phased withdrawal of Israel’s troops from Gaza alongside the disarmament of Hamas, but Netanyahu said that Israeli forces are not going anywhere until Hamas completely disarms first.Hamas had said last month that it would disarm, but only after Israel withdraws completely and stops all hostilities.The explicit rejection of the plan, frequently touted by Trump as a key foreign policy achievement, also comes after months of growing tensions between the White House and Israel’s leadership over Iran.Iran sets out steep demands for reopening Hormuz despite hopes Oman deal could break impasseAdd NBC News to GoogleIran Says There’s Still No Deal on Reopening the Strait of Hormuz01:54There are no ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday, after Tehran set out a series of steep demands for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, laid out the country’s conditions, saying it would not reopen the strait “until America corrects its behavior.”The statement, as carried by Iranian state media, stated that the U.S.must withdraw its naval blockade, pay Iran damages for the war, unfreeze Iranian assets, lift sanctions on Tehran and permanently end the conflict against Iran and its regional allies.The U.S.
has yet to respond publicly to the list of conditions.Top officials previously ruled out making any immediate payments to Iran during past efforts to negotiate an end to the war.Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney generalTodd Blanche before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15.Jack Gruber / USA Today Network via Reuters fileAfter weeks of uncertainty, Todd Blanche was confirmed as U.S.
attorney general early Saturday in a m...