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Plus, Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he is open to restarting negotiations with the US regarding Iran's nuclear program, though he does seem to be of two minds regarding the issue. Also at the same time warning his countrymen not to place their trust in America. And in today's back of the brief, it appears that the US military is going to unusual lengths to deter attacks on us personnel in the Middle east, recently leveraging the popular dating app Tinder to flex America's military might. I know I apologize in advance for putting this story on your radar screen. But first, today's spotlight. We'll begin with our coverage of the war in eastern Europe, as ukrainian president Zelenskyy signals that after a number of recent battlefield successes, Kyiv is prepared to end the conflict with Russia from a position of strength. Well, yeah, typically you do need to negotiate from a position of strength if you want to obtain a favorable result. Speaking to reporters at a forum on Tuesday, Zelenskyy said his military's incursion into Russia's Kursk region is part of their overall, quote, victory plan, and that he will present this comprehensive proposal to end the war to President Biden at an upcoming meeting of the UN General assembly in New York in September.

That's according to an exclusive report from Reuters. Zelenskyy also intends to discuss the proposal with President Biden's two potential successors. And of course that would be former President Trump and Vice President Harris now rather mysteriously, Zelensky said the success of his proposal largely depends on the Biden administration whether we will be free to use this plan or not, end quote, Zelenskyy continued. It may sound too ambitious for some, but it is an important plan for us. The main point of this plan is to force Russia to end the war, and I want that very much. While Zelenskyy did not elaborate on the details of his proposal, he acknowledged that any end to the war must eventually be reached through a diplomatic dialog. He stressed, however, that Kyiv would not allow the Putin regime to dictate terms to Ukraine in any settlement of the war and that his forces would continue to up the military pressure on Moscow in the interim to force them to come to the negotiating table. Zelenskyy remarked, there can be no compromises with Putin. Dialog today is in principle empty and meaningless because he does not want to end the war diplomatically.

Well, to be fair, Zelenskyy isnt wrong. With that in mind, Ukraine is digging in their heels on the battlefield as they continue to press the fight inside russian territory. As you know, Ukraine launched an incursion into Kursk on the 6 August and they now control some 500 sq mi of russian territory. Officials have stated that a key goal of the incursion was to strengthen the negotiating position for future talks, given that Russia already holds roughly 18% of ukrainian territory and that's largely in the east and south. While their gains inside Kursk have slowed, Ukraine has reinforced their position and are working to establish a buffer zone. On Tuesday, the commander in chief of the ukrainian military said that Russia has been forced to redeploy 30,000 troops from other sectors to reinforce the Kursk region, and that thus far Ukraine has managed to capture 594 soldiers, further strengthening their negotiating position. Okay, I'm not sure if it's my place to point out that Putin probably doesn't care what happens to his foot soldiers, so not really sure how much leverage additional pows might represent. Kyiv is also making rapid progress on the development of their own long range weapons, which will allow them to bypass western limits, restricting them from striking deep inside russian territory.

As we discussed on Monday, Zelenskyy recently unveiled a new long range weapon made up of drone and missile components that has a suspected range of up to 430 miles. During his speech on Tuesday, Zelenskyy touted another major breakthrough, saying the military has successfully tested their first domestically produced ballistic missile. Though further details were unavailable, officials in Kyiv have pressed allies to remove limits placed on western supplied munitions that currently restrict their use to targets just along the border. They've said that the success of the Kursk incursion exposed Putin's arbitrary red lines as utterly meaningless and that the dictator's threats should no longer be taken seriously by the west. Now, speaking of threats, Russia is once again, of course, rattling the nuclear saber, warning that the west risks triggering a world war if they allow Ukraine to launch long range strikes into Russia with western weapons. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday, we are now confirming once again that playing with fire and they are like small children playing with matches is a very dangerous thing for grown up uncles and aunts who are entrusted with nuclear weapons in one or another western country. We should note that despite Ukraines many successes since the start of August, Russia has remained focused on making further territorial gains in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, where they continue to advance on a critical logistics hub for ukrainian troops.

They also unleashed a barrage of airstrikes on 15 regions across Ukraine on Monday and Tuesday, hitting more than half the country in one of their largest attacks on Ukraine's power grid to date. The strikes hit multiple civilian targets, killing at least six people, injured dozens, and triggered widespread water outages and power cuts. All right, coming up after the break, IDF forces successfully rescued an israeli hostage taken by Hamas during the 7 October attacks. And that is the first hostage to be reclaimed alive from inside Hamas tunnel network. Plus, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he is open to restarting negotiations with the US regarding Irans nuclear program, though he does appear to be of two minds regarding the issue. We'll have those stories when we come back.

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Welcome back to the PDB. I want to turn our attention to southern Gaza, where an IDF team successfully rescued Kaid Farkhan al Qadhi, a 52 year old israeli citizen, from Hamas captivity in the regions extensive tunnel network. The team, led by flotilla 13, Israels version of the Navy SeaLs, was combing the tunnels beneath Gaza for signs of Hamas fighters when, to the forces surprise, they found al Qadi on his own, without captors, present, in a room roughly 25 yards underground. Thats according to officials. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, IDF Rear Admiral Daniel Haghari, the israeli military chiefs spokesman, said Tuesday the team was acting on precise intelligence collected by Israel's security services regarding Hamas fighters when they discovered al Qadi. Al Qadi, identified as a member of the country's Bedouin minority, that's a muslim, semi nomadic and ethnically arab group, was assessed to be in stable medical condition and was transferred to a hospital for further evaluation. During a phone call to Israeli President Isaac Herzogenous, al Qadi said from the hospital that he couldn't believe it when he heard Hebrew being spoken in the tunnels. When the team found him, his family, who had endured nearly a year of uncertainty and fear, expressed overwhelming relief, as you can imagine, and gratitude.

In a video shared by Israel's official account on X, al Qadi's brother said, I can't explain these feelings. It's better than being born again. End quote. Al Qaeda was one of approximately 250 hostages taken by Hamas during the cross border terror attacks on Israel on the 7 October. That was an assault, of course, that left over 1200 Israelis dead. Al Qadi is the 8th hostage to be rescued alive by the IDF, but this was the first time that a hostage was retrieved from Hamas extensive tunnel network beneath Gaza. Now, since his rescue, the total number of hostages still held by Hamas is 104, and of these, well, 34 are presumed dead. That's according to figures from the israeli prime minister's office and the Hostages and Missing Families forum. The rescue operation was widely praised by israeli leadership. In a recorded statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu welcomed al Qadis release, emphasizing that Israel is pursuing a dual approach to freeing hostages in Gaza through negotiations and rescue operations. Netanyahu says the approach requires military presence on the ground and unending military pressure on Hamas. The prime minister added that the approach would continue until everyone returned home.

In recent weeks, there has been increasing momentum in negotiations for a potential ceasefire deal in Gaza. Talks facilitated by uS, israeli and egyptian officials in Cairo have reportedly progressed with negotiations focusing on the final details of a potential agreement that could bring an end to the fighting and secure the release of those still held by Hamas. Now, having said that, well, despite regular optimistic missives from the White House over the various negotiations, the reality has been that the most recent negotiations have been one cited given that Hamas has refused to participate. All right, shifting to Tehran, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has signaled a willingness to reopen negotiations with the US regarding Iran's advancing nuclear program, stating that there is no issue engaging with the enemy, while also cautioning against placing trust in Washington. Khamenei's comments are reminiscent of the period leading up to the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers. In return for lifting economic sanctions, Tehran agreed to suppose strict limits on its nuclear activities. Now at this point, it might be worth noting that the 2015 agreement did not allow for international inspectors to access iranian military sites. That was a condition that Iran insisted on.

So the whole trust but verify thing was well flawed from the start. After former President Trump withdrew the US from the deal in 2018 and reimposed economic sanctions, Iran progressively abandoned the agreements. Uranium enrichment limits in a recent meeting with Iranian President Massoud Pezheskian's cabinet, Khamenei made a pivotal statement suggesting that engaging in talks with the US over Iran's nuclear program is not off the table. However, the supreme leader emphasized that Iran should remain skeptical in any future discussions. Khamenei's endorsement of potential negotiations, albeit with clear red lines, could provide the necessary political cover for Posseschians government to pursue a dialog with the West. Posseskian, a self styled reformist who assumed the presidency following the death of his predecessor Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in Mayenne, has expressed a desire to re engage with the west, particularly regarding nuclear negotiations. His appointment of Abbas Arachi as foreign minister, a key figure in the 2015 nuclear deal negotiations, signals a potential shift towards diplomatic efforts. The potential for new negotiations is under scrutiny as the US approaches its presidential election. Iran is currently ramping up its uranium enrichment, reaching levels of up to 60% purity, which is just short of weapons grade.

The country has also reduced its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, that's the IAEA, disrupting surveillance and barring some of the agency's most experienced inspectors. This escalation has of course raised alarms internationally, especially as Iran has hinted that it can rapidly build a nuclear weapon if necessary. Now, the US State Department responded to Khameneis comments by emphasizing that Irans actions, not words, will determine any future diplomacy. They reiterated that while diplomacy remains the preferred route for resolving issues related to Irans nuclear program, the current situation marked by Irans escalations and lack of cooperation with the IAEA, well, makes such a resolution seem distant. Alright, coming up in the back of the brief, the us military appears to be getting creative in their efforts to deter attacks on us personnel in the Middle east, recently leveraging the popular dating app tinder to flex Americas muscle. Okay, fair enough. That phrasing sounds a little sketchy. Ill be right back.

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Back of the brief overseas arabic users of the popular us based online dating platform Tinder were recently treated to a special message, allegedly from the us military do not take up arms against the US and its partners. Thats not the not the usual Tinder message, is it? The messages appeared as advertisements on the dating app last week for users in Lebanon, popping up just days before Hezbollah launched their planned retaliation against Israel over the death of a senior commander in Beirut. Thats according to an exclusive report from the Washington Post. Instead of pictures of potential matches, lebanese users seeking romance found themselves looking at thumbnails of us warplanes with messages saying America was ready to, quote, protect its partners in the face of threats from the iranian regime and its proxies. Other messages said that US central Command was fully prepared to use the f 16 and a ten aircraft to defend their allies in the region. While the origin of the advertising campaign remains unconfirmed, a us official familiar with the situation told the Washington Post that it came directly from the US Central Command, also referred to as Centcom. The anonymous official said it was part of a psychological operation campaign meant to deter attacks on us military personnel and our allies in the Middle east.

Now, as some of you may know, and I think you know who you are, Tinder allows users to swipe right to approve a potential match and then swipe left to reject it. Now, those who swiped right on the pictures of us warplanes were then taken to a post on x from Centcom containing similar pictures and warnings. Sounds hot. A spokesman for Tinder confirmed the existence of the ads and said they removed them following an inquiry from the post. The spokesman said the ads violated their company policies on political messaging and violence. Now, while the Pentagon remains tight lipped, an official told the Post that they regularly conduct military information operations in support of our national security priorities. The campaign left former military personnel puzzled over the intended effect. A retired army psyops officer told the Post that it was a ham fisted attempt to intimidate our adversaries and said using Tinder as the vehicle was either an unforced error or laziness, given the demographics of its users. He told the I'm guessing that the average belligerent is probably among a very small subset of Tinder users. To push back against adversaries, he continued on in the information space.

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