{"id":207942,"date":"2026-04-17T05:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/israel-lebanon-reach-ceasefire-trump-teases-iran-talks-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T05:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:16:22","slug":"israel-lebanon-reach-ceasefire-trump-teases-iran-talks-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/israel-lebanon-reach-ceasefire-trump-teases-iran-talks-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel, Lebanon reach ceasefire. Trump teases Iran talks – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, President Donald Trump<\/a> announced Thursday, a move that could temporarily ease a conflict that\u2019s threatened the two-week truce between the U.S. and Iran<\/a>.
Trump said Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> agreed to a temporary ceasefire beginning at 5 p.m. ET. The president added that he will invite the two leaders to the White House for “the first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1983.”
Hours after the announcement, many questions remained. Netanyahu<\/a> said he agreed to the truce but vowed not to remove troops from southern Lebanon<\/a>. Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia that holds significant power in Lebanon, said any agreement must not allow Israeli soldiers to remain within Lebanese territory.
Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump said the next round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran could take place as soon as this weekend. But while the president expressed optimism about a potential deal, he warned that if negotiations fail “fighting will resume.”
Michael Loria
President Donald Trump, speaking to a crowd in Las Vegas Thursday evening, described the Iran war as “going along swimmingly” and “perfect.”
“The war in Iran is going along swimmingly,” Trump said during an event celebrating his move to cut taxes on tips. “It should be ending pretty soon. It was perfect, perfect. The power we have.”
Trump\u2019s comments came hours after a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon went into effect, potentially paving the way for additional peace talks between American and Iranian negotiators.\u00a0
The president has said since the start of the week he expects talks to resume shortly. No talks have been announced.
Michael Loria
Lebanese news sources are reporting Israel has continued launching attacks on villages in southern Lebanon in the early hours of the ceasefire between the two sides.\u00a0
The reports, covered by Reuters, Beirut-based French language publication L\u2019Oriente-Le Jour<\/a> and others, come in the early hours of the ceasefire that was set to begin at 5 p.m. EDT.\u00a0
“In the border villages, machine gun fire can still be heard after midnight,” L\u2019Oriente reported<\/a>, adding shelling was reported in another area “where the Israeli army continued to advance into the city center during the day.”
Michael Loria
President Trump posted on social media<\/a> Thursday evening that he hopes “Hezbollah acts nicely” as the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon begins.\u00a0
“I hope Hezbollah acts nicely and well during this important period of time,” Trump said in a post on his social media website TruthSocial. “It will be an GREAT moment for them if they do. No more killing. Must finally have PEACE!”
The president\u2019s comments come just a few hours into the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia based in the country bordering Israel, has demanded Israeli troops leave the country. Israeli military forces since the start of the war have occupied much of the southern part of Lebanon.
Israeli personnel have begun clearing properties in the region. Defense Minister Israel Katz said some 600,000 Lebanese residents will not be allowed to return “until the safety and security of northern Israeli residents is ensured.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has no intention of withdrawing troops. Netanyahu said occupying southern parts of Lebanon is essential to the security of communities in northern Israel.
Michael Loria
The United Kingdom\u2019s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and dozens of other world leaders will hold a virtual conference Friday to discuss “an international mission to re-open the Strait of Hormuz,” according to the prime minister\u2019s office.
“Emmanuel Macron and I are clear in our commitment to establish a multinational initiative to protect freedom of navigation,” said Starmer in a statement<\/a> about the upcoming conference. \u201cWe must reassure commercial shipping and support mine clearance operations to ensure a return to global stability and security.\u201d
The conference comes as traffic through the critical shipping lane remains well below prewar levels. The strait\u2019s closure has driven up global fuel prices and experts warn it could drive food shortages around the world.
According to Starmer\u2019s office, the leaders are planning to deploy a “military effort” to restore traffic “as soon as conditions allow.” The prime minister\u2019s office said the “mission will be strictly defensive in nature.”
Some 40 countries are expected to participate in the summit. Starmer is traveling to Paris to host the conference alongside Macron.
It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if the United States would participate. USA TODAY has reached out to the White House.\u00a0
Michael Loria
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said at a public forum Thursday that if the Iran war extends beyond 60 days, she would “likely” vote against continuing the war.
“It is very likely that I would vote not to authorize further hostilities,” Collins said at an event hosted by news and opinion outlet Semafor. “I’ve always wanted this operation to be brief but successful.”
Collins comments come as the 60-day mark since the start of the war approaches. At that point, according to the War Powers Act<\/a>, the president would need Congress\u2019 authorization to continue fighting.\u00a0
Trump and ally Israel launched the war on Feb. 28. Wednesday, April 29, would be the 60th day of the war.\u00a0
Collins has so far voted against measures brought by Democrats<\/a> aimed at stopping the military conflict.
Michael Loria
Iran is rebuilding missile bases that were damaged in the war during the ceasefire, a military spokesperson said.
“The war may be paused, but preparations are ongoing,” said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari in a statement<\/a>.\u00a0
Zolfaghari said Iran will continue holding the Strait of Hormuz and that he opposed extending the ceasefire, saying Iran is “ready for a prolonged war.”
The IRGC spokesperson\u2019s comments come less than a week before the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is due to expire. Officials on both sides are not clearly indicating whether they intend to ensure the ceasefire is renewed. President Donald Trump said earlier Thursday that peace talks with Iran could happen as soon as this weekend.
American military officials have said U.S. strikes have decimated Iran\u2019s military capabilities.
Michael Loria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday afternoon Eastern Time, around 10:30 p.m. in Tel Aviv, that he would not withdraw troops from southern Lebanon, a core part of Hezbollah\u2019s peace proposal.
“We are remaining in Lebanon in a reinforced security buffer zone,” Netanyahu said in a series of statements<\/a>. “This is a security strip ten kilometers deep, which is much stronger, more intense, more continuous, and more solid than what we had previously. That is where we are and we are not leaving.”
The Israeli prime minister said the Iran-allied militia Hezbollah had demanded Israeli soldiers leave Lebanon in exchange for disarming.
But Netanyahu said it was necessary to hold onto the land in order to block “invasion into our communities.” Israeli officials have begun destroying infrastructure in parts of southern Lebanon and some 600,000 Lebanese people are being barred from returning.
Michael Loria
Israel and Hezbollah continue to launch strikes against one another ahead of the 5 p.m. ET start of the ceasefire between the two sides.
Israeli Air Force officials announced<\/a> just before 4 p.m. that forces were “attacking launchers from which the terrorist organization Hezbollah launched rockets towards northern communities a short time ago.”
The back and forth strikes come after top Israeli and Lebanese officials announced earlier Thursday that they had agreed to a ceasefire.
Hezbollah indicated it would abide by the ceasefire if Israeli troops did. Israel said it would abide by the ceasefire but would not give up the ground they had gained in southern Lebanon until they felt communities in northern Israel were safe from attack.
Christopher Cann
Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, said Iran will treat the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire “with caution.”
“The ceasefire was nothing but a result of Hezbollah’s steadfastness and the unity of the Axis of Resistance; and we will deal with this ceasefire with caution, and we will remain together until the full realization of victory,” he said in a post on X<\/a>.
Ghalibaf is Iran’s top negotiator and has repeatedly said that any ceasefire with Iran must also involve a halt to fighting in Lebanon. Israel and the U.S. both denied that the two-week truce with Iran extended to Lebanon.
Michael Loria
President Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday that Iran had agreed to hand over its “nuclear dust,” a key tenant of the president’s terms for peace to end the war.
“They\u2019ve agreed to give us back the nuclear dust that\u2019s way underground,” Trump said of Iran\u2019s enriched uranium. The nuclear material was buried during American airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the summer.
Trump\u2019s announcement of Iran\u2019s concession could not be immediately confirmed by Iranian leadership.
Christopher Cann
The initial 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon may be extended if both countries agree, according to a copy of the temporary truce released by the State Department<\/a>.
The ceasefire says Lebanon, with international support, will “take meaningful steps to prevent Hezbollah and all other rogue non-state armed groups in the territory of Lebanon from carrying out any attacks, operations, or hostile activities against Israeli targets.”
It’s unclear what those “meaningful steps” would entail, as Hezbollah has long maintained a stronger military presence in Lebanon than the country’s national army.
The ceasefire also says Israel preserves the right to defend itself against attacks, but will not “carry out any offensive military operations against Lebanese targets.”
Zac Anderson
If U.S. and Iranian negotiators can finalize a deal to end the Iran war during negotiations in Pakistan, Trump said he may travel to Islamabad to give the agreement his personal seal of approval.
“If the deal is signed in Islamabad, I might go,” Trump told reporters on Thursday.
Pakistan has been hosting talk to try and turn a two-week ceasefire into a permanent peace deal. Trump praised the country’s leadership, saying “Pakistan has been great, they’ve been so good.”
Vice President JD Vance led U.S. negotiators in the first round of talks with the Iranians, which failed to produce a peace deal. Another round of in-person negotiations could take place next weekend, Trump said.
Christopher Cann
President Trump said he would support the Lebanese army in a push to disarm the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
\u201cI would. I would, yeah,\u201d Trump told reporters outside the White House when asked if he would support the Lebanese Armed Forces.
Trump said Hezbollah was included in the 10-day ceasefire agreed to by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. He described the ceasefire and in-person talks between the two leaders as an \u201cexciting” opportunity and added that he would be open to visiting Lebanon at \u201cthe right time.\u201d
For decades, Hezbollah has remained more militarily powerful than the Lebanese national army. Lebanon’s government has tried to disarm Hezbollah peacefully since a previous clash broke out between the militia and Israel in 2024.
Zac Anderson
Trump expressed optimism that a deal will come together to end the Iran war, saying another round of in-person talks could take place soon.
“Maybe over the weekend,” Trump told reporters Thursday when asked when U.S. and Iranian negotiators could meet again.
The first round of negotiations in Pakistan failed to reach an agreement that would turn a two-week ceasefire into a permanent peace deal. Trump suggested the ceasefire could be extended if negotiators are close to a deal, but “I think there’s a very good chance we’re going to make a deal.”
Christopher Cann
President Donald Trump said the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon will include Hezbollah.
\u201cThey are going to be having a ceasefire and that will include Hezbollah,\u201d Trump told reporters outside the White House on Thursday.
Senior\u00a0Hezbollah\u00a0lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah\u00a0told Reuters<\/a>\u00a0earlier that the group’s decision to abide by the 10-day ceasefire will depend on whether Israel halts all forms of hostilities.\u00a0The Iran-backed group and Israel are in the midst of a war that broke out after Hezbollah launched strikes at Israel in support of Iran in late February.
Christopher Cann
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he agreed to a 10-day ceasefire with Lebanon.
He added that there’s an opportunity to make a “historic” deal with Lebanon but said the the dismantling of Hezbollah remains a central condition for any long-term agreement.
Christopher Cann
Senior\u00a0Hezbollah\u00a0lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told Reuters<\/a> on Thursday that the group’s decision to abide by the 10-day ceasefire will depend on whether Israel commits to halting all forms of hostilities.
Fadlallah added that Hezbollah was informed about the ceasefire agreement by Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Reuters reported.
Christopher Cann
Israel has not yet commented on the ceasefire in Lebanon that President Donald Trump announced on Thursday.
A day earlier, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed the Israeli military<\/a> to continue widening its ground invasion into southern Lebanon. It remains unclear if the 10-day ceasefire would involve Israel removing its ground troops from Lebanon.
More than 1 million people have been displaced in southern Lebanon. Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said 600,000 Lebanese residents will be barred from returning to their homes “until the safety and security of northern Israeli residents is ensured.” Israeli authorities have begun destroying homes in Lebanese villages near Israel’s northern border.
Israel launched its ground invasion and bombing campaign in response to rockets Hezbollah fired at northern Israel in support of Iran. More than 2,000 Lebanese residents have been killed by Israeli bombardments, according to the country’s health ministry.
Christopher Cann
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed the ceasefire announced by President Trump on Thursday, describing it as a central demand that his country has pursued since the start of the Israel-Hezbollah war.
Salam thanked regional and international countries for their efforts in advancing the ceasefire, including the U.S., France and other European Union countries, as well as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan.
Christopher Cann
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House “for the first meaningful talks” between the two countries in decades.
“Both sides want to see PEACE, and I believe that will happen, quickly!” he said in a post on social media<\/a>.
Trump earlier said the two countries agreed to a 10-day ceasefire beginning at 5 p.m. ET.
Christopher Cann
President Donald Trump announced that Lebanon and Israel agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.
In a post on social media, Trump said he spoke with the two leaders, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who both agreed to a temporary truce starting at 5 p.m. ET.
Aoun’s office said he spoke with Trump but did not mention a ceasefire. Israel did not immediately comment on Trump’s announcement. It remains unclear if the Hezbollah militant group that Israel is fighting in Lebanon is included in the ceasefire.
Christopher Cann
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun spoke with President Donald Trump over the phone Thursday and thanked him for “his commitment to reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon,” according to a statement from Aoun’s office.
The office said Aoun expressed his wishes that Trump continue to work toward a ceasefire, but did not describe what that might entail. “Trump responded with his support for President Aoun and Lebanon, and his emphasis on his commitment to meeting the Lebanese request for a ceasefire at the earliest possible time,” the statement said<\/a>.
The U.S. has not released any statement about the phone call. Earlier in the day, Aoun’s office said the Lebanese president spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The calls come after talks between Lebanese and Israeli diplomats in Washington earlier this week, which officials described as a first step toward a potential peace settlement.
Israel is currently carrying out a large-scale ground invasion in southern Lebanon and a bombing campaign that has killed more than 2,000 people since late February, the country’s health ministry said. The offensive began after Iran-backed Hezbollah launched rockets at northern Israel from Lebanon in support of Iran.
Hezbollah has vowed not to lay down its arms and promised to continue responding to Israel’s military campaign. The Lebanese state has been seeking to disarm Hezbollah peacefully since a war between the militia and Israel in 2024. Israel says it will occupy a large portion of southern Lebanon indefinitely and won’t stop fighting until Hezbollah is defeated.
Christopher Cann
Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Tahir Andrabi, said Thursday there are no scheduled talks between the U.S. and Iran.
“We will announce the timing of these talks as and when it is decided,” he told reporters.
Pakistan has been the central intermediary between the U.S. and Iran since the start of the war. An initial round on talks were held in the capital of Islamabad over the weekend, but negotiators failed to strike a deal. The White House on Wednesday said future talks were likely to occur in Pakistan but said it had none to announce at the time.
Pakistani mediators this week arrived in Tehran in an effort to extend the ongoing ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, which is set to expire on April 22.
Andrea Riquier
Oil ticked higher as tensions in the Middle East remain high. Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up more than $1 to just over $96 a barrel in the morning on Thursday.
Gas prices, which follow those of oil but at a slight lag, were down about one penny compared to Wednesday. A gallon of regular unleaded gas averaged $4.072 nationally, GasBuddy said. That\u2019s about 92 cents higher than last year\u2019s average.
\u201cThe S&P 500 broke through 7,000 and hit a record closing high of 7,022.95 on Wednesday, signaling equity investors\u2019 confidence that the war will conclude shortly,\u201d wrote famed investor Ed Yardeni in a morning note.
\u201cIt would be reassuring if oil prices would drop a bit more to reinforce the optimistic narrative,\u201d he added. \u201cOil futures traders apparently aren\u2019t as sanguine as equity investors about when the chaos of war will end.\u201d
Cybele Mayes-Osterman
U.S. allies in Europe and Asia “have talked a lot and haven’t done anything” to help with the Strait of Hormuz, but their help “would be a wonderful thing,” Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth told reporters.
The Trump administration has repeatedly lashed out at U.S. allies, including European nations, for not helping to combat Iran’s strangulation of the flow of ships in the key channel.
The United States doesn’t rely on energy and commerce flowing through the waterway, but “Asia does, and Europe does, and large parts of the rest of the world do,” Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon.
“Their ability to muster a collective defense or a clearing the strait would be a wonderful thing,” Hegseth added.
Those countries “weren’t alongside us” when the United States was in combat with Iran, Hegseth said. “When the shots were fired and those countries were needed the most, they weren’t there.”
The United States would “welcome other countries coming in” after U.S. forces have done “the heavy lifting,” Hegseth said.
Jeanine Santucci
Pope Leo XIV<\/a>\u00a0said the world is “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants” and decried world leaders who “manipulate” religion and the name of God for military gain in a speech in Cameroon on Thursday, as President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0continued sparring with the pontiff<\/a>.
“Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth,”\u00a0Leo said during his four-country tour of Africa.
Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, has been highly critical of armed conflict, and repeated his stance on Thursday: “The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild.”
The pope’s remarks come after Trump’s attacks on social media, where the president has shared AI-generated images depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure and other religious imagery. Trump called Leo “WEAK on Crime<\/a>” on this week and called him out in another post on Tuesday with a defense of his war in Iran.
Christopher Cann
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine on Thursday said 13 ships have been forced to turn around amid the ongoing U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.
Cain, speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, said the U.S. have not had to board any ships since the blockade went into effect.
Cybele Mayes-Osterman
U.S. military forces will “actively pursue” any ships violating the blockade of any vessels entering or exiting Iranian ports, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters.
“Runners” who may cross the blockade receive a message from a Navy ship: “Do not attempt to breach the blockade,” Caine said.
“Turn around or prepare to be boarded. If you do not comply with this blockade, we will use force,” Caine said the message continued.
“As this message is being transmitted,” Caine said, “those ship masters can literally see, sense and feel the pressure around them.”
Christopher Cann
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said if Iran does not make a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, then the U.S. will launch broad strikes on the country\u2019s energy infrastructure.
Hegseth called the ongoing Navy blockade \u201cthe polite way\u201d to pressure Iran but said if the country fails to capitulate to U.S. demands, then \u201cthey will have a blockade and bombs dropping on infrastructure, power and energy.\u201d
\u201cWe\u2019d rather not have to do it but we\u2019re ready,\u201d Hegseth added.
President Donald Trump had previously threatened to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure before a two-week ceasefire went into effect and a round of in-person negotiations took place in Pakistan. Those talks fell apart but more negotiations could soon occur, Trump and Pakistani officials have said.
Cybele Mayes-Osterman
At a news briefing on April 16, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said U.S. military forces are “maximally postured to restart combat operations,” if Iran “chooses poorly” and does not agree to a deal with the Trump administration.
The Pentagon’s message to Iran’s leaders, Hegseth said: “We’re watching you.”
“We’d rather not have to do it, but we’re ready to go at the command of our president,” Hegseth said.
Michael Loria
The number of vessels crossing the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\u00a0remains well below average, according to an\u00a0analysis<\/a>\u00a0of Kpler Risk and Compliance, a global intelligence firm that tracks maritime traffic.\u00a0
According to the analysis by Maritime News, 16 vessels crossed the critical shipping lane on Tuesday, far below prewar averages of between 70 and 130, according to experts. USA TODAY could not independently verify the number of crossings.\u00a0
A ship crossing the strait does not necessarily mean it will reach its destination, as the U.S. naval blockade remains in place. The blockade is targeting ships leaving Iranian ports. Military officials say they have forced 10 such ships to turn back.\u00a0
The continued reduction in traffic comes as global fuel prices remain high and experts warn a prolonged reduction in shipping traffic in the region could eventually lead to a global food “catastrophe<\/a>.”
Michael Loria
President Trump\u2019s “favorite field marshal from Pakistan<\/a>” was welcomed to Iran on Wednesday, as Pakistan\u2019s leadership remains focused on ensuring talks between the U.S. and Iran don\u2019t fall apart.
Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi shared a video of him embracing the chief of Pakistan\u2019s army Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, a man Trump called his “favorite field marshal<\/a>” during a speech in Egypt last year.
“Delighted to welcome Field Marshal Munir to Iran,” said Araghchi, one of Iran\u2019s top leaders who dealt with the U.S. delegation sent to Pakistan over the weekend. “Our commitment to promoting peace and stability in the region remains strong\u2014and shared.”
Munir\u2019s arrival to Pakistan comes days after Trump said talks between the U.S. and Iran should restart soon, though no upcoming talks have been announced. It wasn\u2019t immediately clear what exactly Munir hoped to achieve by visiting Iran.
But Pakistan has played a key role in ceasefire negotiations, relaying messages between the two sides. According to reporting by\u00a0The New York Times<\/a>, Trump and Munir have been discussing Iran throughout much of Trump\u2019s second term.\u00a0
Munir\u2019s visit to Iran coincides with Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u00a0traveling to Saudi Arabia<\/a>\u00a0for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a Trump ally and another important player in the region.
“I reiterated Pakistan\u2019s firm commitment to advancing its efforts to encourage both the U.S. and Iran towards an agreement aimed at lasting peace and stability in the region,” Shehbaz said of his visit.
Michael Loria
The White House\u2019s budget director told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that he doesn\u2019t have a “ballpark” on how much it will cost the United States to fund the war on Iran.
“We’re not ready to come to you with a request. We’re still working on it,” White House budget director Russell Vought told lawmakers during a House of Representatives Budget Committee hearing. “I don’t have a ballpark for you.”
The White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget director was called to Capitol Hill to defend President Trump\u2019s request for a $1.5 trillion budget for the Pentagon. Experts say the president\u2019s request is “unprecedented<\/a>.”
According to analysis by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a think tank supported by\u00a0conservatives and progressives<\/a>, Trump\u2019s request would mark a $500 billion increase in military spending and would amount to the highest level of military spending for the country since World War II.<\/p>\n

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