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▸15:29 CET NYT / Al Jazeera — US strikes Iraqi military base in western Iraq, killing 7 security personnel. Baghdad formally summons US diplomat in protest. AJ NYT
▸~16:00 CET AP — 1,000+ soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division deploying to the Middle East. Largest ground troop deployment to the region since the Iraq War. AP
▸15:11 CET Al Jazeera — Senior diplomatic source: Iran describes US plan as "extremely maximalist and unreasonable. It is not beautiful even on paper." AJ

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▸~18:46 CET BBC/Press TV — Iran formally presents its own 5 counter-conditions to the US plan: (1) complete halt to aggressions and assassinations; (2) reparations for damages incurred; (3) recognition of the right to self-defence; (4) sanctions lifted permanently; (5) binding non-aggression guarantees. Spokesperson notes: "It will be Iran's decision when and how this war ends." link
▸~17:47 CET Reuters/senior IR official — Tehran's response "not positive" but plan "still under review" — divergence with Press TV's claim of formal rejection. Public/private gap confirmed by 2 separate sources.
▸~18:25 CET Guardian liveblog — Summary: Reuters = "under review"; Press TV = "rejection + counter-conditions"; Fars = "ceasefire not logical". Three official Iranian voices, three different positions → fragmentation of Tehran's internal narrative. link

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5 sources | Day 5 — evening

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6 sources | Day 26 — late afternoon

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▸Trump (yesterday ~22:00 CET): "Talks are underway, very good ones"
▸Iran (today 17:11 CET, AJ): "No direct or indirect negotiations — America is talking to itself"
▸Mediators (Egypt + Pakistan, today): in-person talks scheduled Friday in Islamabad

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6 sources | Day 15 — Wednesday morning, March 25, 2026

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▸08:47 CET Guardian — Iranian overnight strikes hit Kuwait AND Bahrain — damage confirmed, Gulf states' patience "wearing thin" after nearly a month of continuous attacks link
▸08:09 CET Al Jazeera — Zolfaghari (IRGC): "Has your inner struggle reached the stage where you negotiate with yourselves?" — ironic dismissal of Trump's claims of ongoing talks link
▸08:01 CET Al Jazeera — IRGC: "Don't call your defeat an agreement" — direct warning to US and Israel link

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▸09:15 CET Guardian — UK government offers to host an international security summit to draft a "viable, collective plan" to reopen the Strait. Proposed venue: London or Portsmouth naval headquarters.
▸08:54 CET Reuters via Guardian — Iran formally notifies the IMO and UN Security Council: "non-hostile vessels" are those that neither participate in aggression against Iran nor belong to the US or Israel. Technical definition with operational implications for shipping operators.
▸~08:30 CET Guardian — Australia blocks entry of all Iranian nationals holding valid tourist visas for the next 6 months. Government measure, via Guardian live feed.

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4 sources | Day 26 — morning

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6 sources | Day 26 — morning

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5 active sources | Day 25 — early morning

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8 active sources | Day 25 — night/dawn

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▸04:02 CET Haaretz — Plan includes: uranium enrichment ban, ballistic missile limits, free passage through Hormuz. Iran considering (source: Middle East source)
▸~03:00 CET MEE — US reportedly added demand for joint control of the Strait of Hormuz — condition Tehran views as surrender of sovereignty
▸MEE (yesterday, Mar 24) — "Non-starter, similar to Ukraine-Istanbul diktat"

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4 active sources | Day 5 of the conflict

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9 active sources | Day 5 of the conflict

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4 sources | Day 26 — deep night

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14 sources | Day 27 — Night

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▸~23:43 UTC NYT — US Senate: Republicans block for the second time a bipartisan motion to halt the war without formal Congressional authorization. First motion was rejected last week.
▸Delta: Second consecutive failure of the same proposal — reinforces the executive's legal basis to continue without Congressional authorization. But consolidated political pattern: Democratic opposition + few GOP dissidents remains insufficient.
▸~23:47 UTC CENTCOM via CNN — 290 US military personnel wounded in operations against Iran; 255 have returned to duty. 10 still seriously wounded. 13 confirmed deaths (same figure as before, now official).

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