12:00⇢Israel Blocks Arab Ministers From Abbas Meeting
⌨The newspapers report on Israel blocking Arab foreign ministers from meeting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, with diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and UAE prevented from entering the occupied West Bank (BBC Persian, Mehr News). Israel stated the Palestinian Authority intended to use the meeting to promote an "independent Palestine" state. Meanwhile, Iranian media focus on nuclear negotiations, with reports of Iran increasing uranium enrichment near weapons-grade levels according to the IAEA (Radio Farda, Tasnim News). State media IRNA describes Western demands for "zero enrichment" as a doomed gamble after reviewing five rounds of indirect Tehran-Washington talks, while Shargh Daily reports Netanyahu's concern that nuclear agreements might restrict Israeli military options against Iran. A nationwide truck drivers' strike has expanded to 152 cities with increased security pressures and arrests of strikers (Kayhan London).