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\u201cWhat is Iran demanding in order to end the war?,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 3-26-26.\u00a0 “Iran\u2019s state broadcaster Press TV has quoted a \u201csenior political-security official\u201d as saying that Iran has rejected a US proposal aimed at ending the current war. “Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met,” the official reportedly told the broadcaster. They outlined five conditions to Press TV that would need to be met in order to end the war: A complete halt to “aggression and assassinations” by the enemy.\u00a0The establishment of concrete mechanisms to ensure that the war is not reimposed on the Islamic Republic. Guaranteed and clearly defined payment of war damages and reparations. The conclusion of the war across all fronts and for all resistance groups involved throughout the region. International recognition and guarantees regarding Iran’s sovereign right to exercise authority over the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials have repeatedly said they want a complete end to the war, and not just a ceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is Barbary Coast-style pirate blackmail to sail through an international strait.\u00a0 \u201cIran MP says Hormuz fee proposal to be reviewed next week,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cA draft proposal to let Iran collect transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz has been prepared and would be sent to parliament\u2019s research center next week for legal review, an Iranian lawmaker said on Thursday.\u00a0 Mohammadreza Rezaei Kouchi said he had prepared the draft jointly with Tehran lawmaker Somayyeh Rafiei and that they planned to finalize it with a legal team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael dropped two Iran officials from hit list on Pakistan request – Reuters,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0Israel removed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf from its hit list after Pakistan asked Washington not to target them, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a Pakistani official. “The Israelis had their … coordinates and wanted to take them out, we told the US if they are also eliminated then there is no one else to talk to, hence the US asked the Israelis to back off,” the official said.\u201d\u00a0 So, Araghchi and Ghalibaf have a Get Out of Jail Free card and automatically become the most powerful people in Iran.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know yet if he is still alive.\u00a0 \u201cIran Guards navy commander Tangsiri targeted in Bandar Abbas – Israeli media,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Iran International, 3-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards navy commander Alireza Tangsiri was targeted in Bandar Abbas, Israeli media reported, citing an official. The official said Tangsiri was responsible for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael Says It Killed IRGC Navy Commander Responsible for Blocking Strait,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 3-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0Was he following orders or acting on his own initiative?\u00a0 Either way, or both, he was blocking a strait protected by international law treaty (UNCLOS, Art. 19, “innocent passage”) and international law custom (which Iran had pledged to uphold).\u00a0 And either way or both, he made he wrong call.\u00a0 Let us remember that everywhere any of these Iran commanders can surrender, resign, flee and ask for asylum, there are many alternatives.\u00a0\u00a0See also\u00a0\u201cIsrael kills Alireza Tangsiri, IRGC Navy chief ‘behind blocking of Strait of Hormuz’,\u201d<\/a> JPost, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeneration Jihad | The Hormuz Shake(down),\u201d<\/a> FDD Long War Journal, 3-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed. It\u2019s not. Ships are still moving. Oil is still flowing. Just not for everyone. Friends pass. Also anyone with millions of dollars to spare. Enemies don\u2019t. This isn\u2019t a blockade. It\u2019s a shakedown.\u201d\u00a0 This interview also makes the point I’ve made, there is no sense in the U.S. Navy letting Iranian tankers pass through the strait.\u00a0 Just seize them and hold them off of Oman and use them in the negotiating process.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump’s Iran strategy is to pursue two off-ramps at once,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump Extends Deadline for 10 Days as Peace Talks Persist,\u201d<\/a> Truth Social, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran moves to formalize control over the Strait of Hormuz \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> i24, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n

Yes.\u00a0 Do not seize Kharg.\u00a0 Simply embargo Iran\u2019s tankers which leave Hormuz.\u00a0 \u201cAnalysis: Why seizing Iran\u2019s Kharg Island could be a trap of America\u2019s own making,\u201d<\/a> FDD Long War Journal, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Long Game:\u00a0 Decades of Preparation Are Paying Off,\u201d<\/a> Foreign Affairs, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran, Hezbollah continue launching salvos towards Israel | LIVE BLOG,\u201d<\/a> i24, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy these 6 Iranian islands could be crucial to Trump’s “final blow” of the war,\u201d<\/a> Axios, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeneration Jihad | The Hormuz Shake(down),\u201d<\/a> FDD Long War Journal, 3-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed. It\u2019s not. Ships are still moving. Oil is still flowing. Just not for everyone. Friends pass. Also anyone with millions of dollars to spare. Enemies don\u2019t. This isn\u2019t a blockade. It\u2019s a shakedown.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s former diplomats warn of prolonged regional war,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cRubio: Iran at \u2018weakest point\u2019 yet still attacking embassies and hotels,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-26-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhat is Iran demanding in order to end the war?,\u201d BBC, 3-26-26.\u00a0 “Iran\u2019s state broadcaster Press TV has quoted a \u201csenior political-security official\u201d as saying that Iran has rejected a US proposal aimed at ending the current war. “Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are … <\/p>\n

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