Home Front Command lifts mass gathering cap after U.S.-Iran deal announcement

After a security assessment, the IDF said Monday morning that it was easing Home Front Command protection guidelines nationwide in light of regional developments and the overnight agreement announced by the United States and Iran. The changes took effect at 10:00 a.m. on Monday and will remain in force until Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.

As part of the easing, the nationwide limit on gatherings of up to 5,000 people was lifted. In the border area known as the conflict line, however, there was no change, and the existing partial-activity instructions remain in place. The IDF said Home Front Command will continue holding regular situation assessments and will update the public through official Home Front Command and IDF spokesperson channels if anything changes.

At the same time, Iran’s Mehr news agency published details of the reported U.S.-Iran understanding. According to the report, it includes an immediate and permanent halt to fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon, plus a U.S. commitment not to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs and to respect its sovereignty. The report also said the deal would lift the naval blockade within 30 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, halt new U.S. troop deployments during talks, and suspend sanctions on Iran’s oil and petrochemical sectors.

Mehr said the sides would hold 60 days of negotiations toward a permanent agreement focused on Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief, and economic reconstruction. It also reported a gradual release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian funds and the creation of a monitoring mechanism. According to the agency, Iran’s missile program and support for resistance groups would not be part of the future talks. The article added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel would not withdraw from its current positions in Lebanon and does not consider itself bound by the Lebanon clause in the emerging agreement.