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Here are the latest news headlines from this morning that reached our news desk. The times given are Jerusalem time (GMT +3)
8:00 AM - Israeli intelligence evidence presented to Washington: Report: Israeli intelligence acquired tangible evidence that the Iranian regime had been “quietly” executing peaceful, unarmed protesters and presented it to the United States
The intelligence reportedly includes documentation of live fire against demonstrators and executions carried out after arrests, using various methods.
U.S. officials are described as viewing the material as a “smoking gun” showing Iran continued mass executions of protesters despite assurances to Washington that such executions had stopped. The report says this has sharpened internal U.S. debates, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth favoring a tougher posture, while Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is reported to be pushing for diplomatic restraint to avoid regional escalation.
