🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "We will not allow the raising of demands outside the framework of the nuclear issue in negotiations with Washington.

Iran is still ready to negotiate. Iran is more prepared militarily than diplomatically, and its finger is on the trigger," - An Iranian source tells al-Mayadeen.

🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈⚡️- The American Medical Association is backtracking on its support for transgender surgeries on minors no longer considering them "medically necessary care".

🇺🇸🇩🇪🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: Spangdahlem Air Base, southwest Germany, will now be operating on a 24/7 schedule amid the US-Iran tensions.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "The Supreme Leader Khamenei should be very worried." - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Tehran is ready to negotiate within a framework based on mutual respect on nuclear issues," - Mehr News, Iranian outlet.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "We have changed our military doctrine from defense to offense; we are adopting a policy of asymmetric warfare." - Iranian Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: An Iranian source tells Saudi outlet al-Hadath that "reports about the cancellation of US-Iran talks are not accurate."

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - An Iranian source had earlier told Lebanese outlet al-Mayadeen the opposite, that US-Iran talks on Friday were cancelled.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: "Nuclear talks with the United States are scheduled to be held in Muscat on about 10 am Friday.

I'm grateful to our Omani brothers for making all necessary arrangements." - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- A White House Official confirms that talks will take place on Friday in Oman. - NewsNation.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - It should be noted that the Iranian foreign minister specifically says “nuclear talks,” indicating that U.S. demands to negotiate on additional topics were likely dropped.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Axios confirms that the talks in Oman on Friday will be bilateral and focused solely on the nuclear issue.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: The United States has asked Israel to refrain from military action against Iran while negotiations are underway.

🇺🇸⚡️- Trump: “It bothers me that somebody is going after Bill Clinton. I like Bill Clinton. I thought he understood me.”

🇺🇸⚡️- Trump on Minneapolis incidents: “Maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch.”

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Iranian fishermen sped toward and attempted to chase a U.S. destroyer near the coast of Iran.

The fishermen were civilians and, as far as is known, were not armed.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- Israeli cabinet ministers have received their summonses from the prime minister's office to attend the security cabinet meeting today, 4pm local time.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Signs are increasing of renewed fighting in the Gaza Strip, possibly already in the coming months This is expected to lead to a large-scale reserve call-up and the breaking of the promise.

Hamas violations on the yellow line are increasing, and is rearming – politically, spring is the convenient time for action, after the budget approval," - Ynet.

🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡️- The last US-Russian nuclear arms reduction treaty (New START) has expired today.

🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: Iran has seized two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and detained roughly 15 foreign crew members.

🇮🇷 - Note, both tankers were smuggling illegal Iranian crude. The seizure of tankers carrying smuggled crude from Iran by the Iranian navy is normal, and occurs frequently.

Iranians see a 15-20x incentive to sell on the black market, which are typically ship-to-ship transferred to East Asian markets.