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JNews Lebanon has learned from high-level diplomatic sources in the Omani capital, Muscat, that a “stunning” breakthrough occurred late Saturday night into Sunday morning within the walls of the closed-door US-Iranian negotiations. The backchannel talks have successfully produced a highly confidential, temporary “draft understanding.”
\nAccording to the leaked diplomatic data, Hezbollah\u2019s leadership in Beirut received the encoded parameters of the new Washington-Tehran consensus at dawn.
\nThe Street Reacts: Celebrations in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs
\nThis sudden geopolitical shift immediately translated onto the streets of the Southern Suburbs of Beirut (Dahieh). Upon learning of the diplomatic breakthrough, the area witnessed spontaneous popular celebrations accompanied by heavy bursts of celebratory gunfire that echoed throughout the night.
\nFollowing the midnight optimism, Sunday morning saw an unprecedented influx of displaced local families rushing back into Dahieh. Thousands of residents poured into their neighborhoods to inspect their homes and properties, driven by a renewed wave of optimism that this secret preliminary accord marks the definitive path toward a permanent ceasefire.<\/p>\n

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  Exclusive JNews Lebanon JNews Lebanon has learned from high-level diplomatic sources in the Omani capital, Muscat, that a “stunning” breakthrough occurred late Saturday night into Sunday morning within the walls of the closed-door US-Iranian negotiations. 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