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...technology center and desalination plants owned by the US in the Middle East."

Meanwhile, Iran's General Staff responded to the ultimatum with the following message: "We say again: if the enemy attacks energy infrastructural facilities of Iran, we will strike against all the power and information infrastructural facilities and against...

President Donald Trump delivered an ultimatum to Tehran, telling the Khamenei regime that it must fully open the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S. military will begin striking Iran's power plants. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi previously stated...

The United States & Iran are firmly in the pre-negotiation phase of negotiations related to ending the U.S.-Israel-Iran War. What does this mean? Here's a breakdown...

Israel still has not given any indication that it is willing to accept a deal with the current government in Tehran. The Netanyahu administration has repeatedly called for regime change.

As a reminder, Iran's four conditions for a ceasefire include the following: 1. Formal, international ceasefire guarantees 2. War reparations 3. Recognition of Iran's sovereign rights (regime survival & nuclear enrichment) 4. Closure of U.S. bases in the region

After President Donald Trump posted that the U.S. is winding down its war effort, Axios reported that the White House is contemplating conditions for negotiations with Iran. Among the terms being considered are reportedly: 1. No Iranian missile development for five years ...

Day one of bilateral discussions between the U.S. & Ukraine in Florida concluded with simple readouts from lead negotiators Steve Witkoff & Rustem Umerov. The talks are set to continue on Sunday, 22 March, with an aim of getting trilateral peace negotiations back on track.

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What can implementation of the Korean Armistice teach us about postwar policy and peace processes? There are 15 lessons that practitioners across the globe should know. Read them here (continued below)⬇️

President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. is "getting very close" to meeting its objectives in the Iran War. He added that the U.S. does not intend to police the Strait of Hormuz after hostilities have ceased, noting that it will be the responsibility of "Nations who use it."

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the Ukrainian peace negotiation team is en route to the United States for bilateral discussions with the U.S. side team. He indicated that the talks are scheduled to occur on Saturday, 21 March.

Trump asserted that Israel will refrain from any further attacks on South Pars but warned that any further retaliation from Iran on Qatari LNG plants would trigger the U.S. to carry out strikes on the key Iranian oil field.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the strike on Iran's South Pars gas field was perpetrated by Israeli forces without U.S. knowledge. The attack prompted Iranian retaliatory strikes on an LNG facility in Qatar.

U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media that he is no longer seeking assistance from NATO allies, Japan, South Korea, or Australia in military operations against Iran. Full post below⬇️

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham reported that the White House has struggled to gain support in its coalition building efforts for military operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Graham noted that he "has never heard him [President Trump] so angry in my life."

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