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Trump: We were asked to postpone our attack on Iran until its leaders and representatives could present a unified proposal.

Iranian Foreign Minister: Blockading Iranian ports is an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire. Striking a commercial vessel and taking its crew hostage is an even greater violation. Iran knows how to neutralize restrictions, how to defend its interests, and how to resist bullying

US–Iran diplomatic process is paused with no Iranian response - NYT

Oil prices climbed about 3% on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not want to extend a soon-to-expire ceasefire in the Iran war and that the U.S. military was "raring to go" if negotiations do not succeed

A member of Iran's National Security Commission says that Iran has concluded that the US is using Iranian participation in negotiations as a tool to control energy markets

EU countries have agreed to widen sanctions against Iran to include those responsible for blocking the Strait ‌of Hormuz, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. Kallas also said she had asked foreign affairs ministers at their meeting in Luxembourg to bolster the EU's naval mission in the Middle ‌East, which is currently protecting ships from attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebel group in the Red Sea

Pakistani Foreign Minister: We stress the need for communication between Washington and Tehran and consideration of extending the ceasefire.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemns the arrest of a cell in the UAE linked to Iran and the "Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist"(Velayat-e Faqih)

Trump: “The strait’s very important” but ships are finding alternative routes

Trump says if we left Iran right now, rebuilding iran would take 20 years

Pentagon: Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.
As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support to Iran—anywhere they operate.

International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit actors and their vessels freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain

Iranian television: Up to this moment, no Iranian delegation, whether main or preliminary, has gone to Islamabad.

A Pakistani source told Al-Hadath that American and Iranian teams are in Islamabad preparing for talks.

Iran executes another protester, arrested during January demonstrations - Tasnim Amir Ali Mir Jafari was accused of collaboration with Israel's Mossad and executed this morning

Trump: Operation Midnight Hammer was a complete and total obliteration of the Nuclear Dust sites in Iran. Therefore, digging it out will be a long and difficult process. Fake News CNN, and other corrupt Media Networks and Platforms, fail to give our great aviators the credit they deserve - Always trying to demean and belittle - LOSERS

Iranian negotiators have reportedly received the green light from the Supreme Leader to attend negotiations with the US in Pakistan -Axios. Vance will depart DC for Islamabad late tonight or tomorrow, joined by Witkoff and Kushner

Iran’s Ghalibaf: Trump, by imposing a siege and violating the ceasefire, seeks to turn this negotiating table— in his own imagination— into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering. We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats, and in the past two weeks, we have prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield

Trump: Iran is losing $500 million a day due to the naval blockade, a figure that is unsustainable even in the short term.

Trump to Fox News: A deal with Iran will be signed tonight

Indian government official says 10 ships have so far safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz

The Mossad, the Shin Bet, and the Israeli army made an unusual joint announcement on Monday, exposing a worldwide Iranian terror network that targeted Israeli officials and assets around the world

British police say they have arrested two people over an attempted arson attack. thought to be linked to Iran's regime, against a synagogue in north London over the weekend, which caused minor smoke damage but no injuries. A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were taken into custody overnight in connection with the incident, which occurred around midnight on Sunday, the police say

Reuters, citing a Pakistani security source: The army chief spoke with Trump and told him that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was an obstacle to the talks.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: Indicators confirm the lack of seriousness on the part of the United States to proceed with the diplomatic track.

Iranian Foreign Ministry: America violated the agreement from the beginning, and we informed Pakistan of this.

Iranian Foreign Ministry: We have no plans regarding the new round of talks with the American side.

Trump: Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them. The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel. The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what's on board!

The Office of the Pakistani Prime Minister: PM Shehbaz Sharif held a phone call with the Iranian President discussing the current regional situation

IRNA: "Iran stated that its absence from the second round of talks stems from what it called Washington's excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade, which it considers a breach of the ceasefire."

"NO MORE MR. NICE GUY.": President Trump says in a new post on Truth Social that Iran committed a "total violation" of the ceasefire agreement by firing at ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also said U.S. representatives are traveling to Islamabad, Pakistan for negotiations, while warning that failure to reach a deal could result in renewed U.S. military action targeting "every single power plant and every single bridge" in Iran. He added that ongoing tensions in the strait are impacting global shipping, while asserting the U.S. stands to benefit economically and hurt Iran to the tune of $500 million a day