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2026-03-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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Iran ‘present’ touted by Trump was passage of several fuel tankers through Hormuz
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[IsraelTimes] US sought signal from Iran to see if worth pursuing diplomatic off-ramp; Trump has refrained from publicizing nature of gesture due to its limited impact, officials tell ToI
The "present" that US President Donald Trump
...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons...
said Iran
 ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
gave Washington was allowing the safe passage of a number of fuel tankers through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, a senior Arab diplomat and a US official told The Times of Israel on Wednesday.
In trying to explain his decision to pursue talks with Iran, Trump told news hounds on Tuesday that Tehran "did something yesterday that was amazing — they gave us a present... worth a tremendous amount of money... [it] arrived today."
"They gave it to us, and they said they were going to give it. That meant one thing to me. [That we’re] dealing with the right people," Trump said, declining to identify the gift beyond that it was oil and gas related and tied to the Strait of Hormuz.
The US official told The Times of Israel on Wednesday that when the Trump administration began passing along messages to Iran through mediators over the weekend in order to test whether a diplomatic off-ramp to the war was possible, it asked Tehran to make a gesture of goodwill.
In response, Iran agreed to allow a number of fuel tankers that weren’t tied to the US or Israel through the Strait of Hormuz in order to help calm global markets, the Arab official said.
The Arab official acknowledged that the safe passage of a small number of tankers was not likely to have a significant or long-term impact on global oil prices — a concession that Iran is not yet prepared to offer while US and Israeli strikes continue.
The limited impact of the "present" explains why Trump avoided specifying exactly what it was, the Arab official said.
Asked for comment, the White House referred The Times of Israel to press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s comments on the matter during a Wednesday press briefing.
"As far as tankers through the Strait, it’s something we’re tracking very closely," Leavitt told news hounds about the key shipping lane near Iran, without commenting further on the nature of the "present" described by Trump.
However,
a lie repeated often enough remains a lie...
the press secretary said there is no "specific timeline" on when all tankers will be able to move freely.
"We’re going to see prices at the pump go back down," Leavitt added, arguing the Trump administration’s prioritization of domestic energy production will help stabilize prices when the military operation in Iran is over.
Iran officials reply coldly to truce offer, as US warns of harsher strikes if rejected
[IsraelTimes] Iranian official says ceasefire conditional on ‘right’ to control Hormuz, end of war on proxies; White House says talks are ‘productive,’ reports on proposal not entirely accurate
Iranian officials on Wednesday gave a cold reception to the current US proposal to reach a ceasefire, as the White House warned Tehran it would be hit harder than before if it did not accept the offer to end the conflict.
A “senior political-security official” told Iran’s state-owned television Press TV that the war will only stop “on Tehran’s own terms and timeline,” while another senior Iranian official was less strident, telling Reuters that Iran’s initial response to the US proposal to end the war has not been “positive” and adding that Tehran is still reviewing it.
The official who spoke to Reuters said that Tehran’s official response to US President Donald Trump’s 15-point proposal was sent through their mediator, Pakistan, to be conveyed to Washington.
According to The New York Times, citing anonymous officials, the American 15-point plan touches on Iran’s contested nuclear and missile programs, as well as “maritime routes.”
The official who spoke to Press TV laid out five Iranian conditions — recognition of Tehran’s “natural, legal right” over the Strait of Hormuz; the end of the war against Iran and all of its proxies; “guaranteed” war reparations; concrete guarantees to prevent the resumption of hostilities; and “an end to aggression by the enemy.”
Iran has also reportedly demanded the closure of all US bases in the region and the removal of all sanctions against it, and rejected limitations on its missile program.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said later Wednesday that the US proposal to end the war was being reviewed by top authorities in Tehran, but the exchange of messages through mediators “does not mean negotiations with the US.”
“At present, our policy is the continuation of resistance,” Araghchi said on state TV, adding: “We do not intend to negotiate — so far, no negotiations have taken place, and I believe our position is completely principled.”
“Speaking of negotiations now is an admission of defeat,” he said, in reference to the US proposal.
Meanwhile, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that talks with Iran had hit a dead end following the chilly response from Iranian officials.
“Talks continue. They are productive… and they continue,” Leavitt said during a Wednesday press briefing.
She went on to caution against media reports purporting to reveal the 15-point US proposal: “There are elements of truth to it, but some of the stories I read were not entirely factual.”
Leavitt recalled Trump’s decision to push back his threat to bomb Iranian power plants, after “it was made clear to the United States that Iran wanted to talk. President Trump is willing to listen.”
“The remaining elements of the Iranian regime have another opportunity to cooperate with President Trump, permanently abandon their nuclear ambitions and cease actively threatening America and our allies,” Leavitt said.
“If Iran fails to understand that they have been defeated militarily and will continue to be, President Trump will ensure they are hit harder than they have ever been hit before,” she added.
Trump has in recent days repeatedly claimed progress in talks with Iran, even as Tehran denied any formal negotiations were taking place. But there have been increased signs of tentative diplomatic efforts, with mediators in the region saying work was ongoing behind the scenes to relay messages.
“There is hope, but it’s too early to be optimistic,” said a diplomatic source in the region, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive issues. Both sides need to be able to climb down without losing face, the source noted.
Meanwhile, British Ambassador to Israel Simon Walters said the United Kingdom is discussing plans with global partners to secure maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, following reports that London plans to lead a coalition for reopening the strait amid Iran’s efforts to block it. The UK is “working closely with international partners to develop a viable plan to safeguard international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” Walters told Israeli reporters in Tel Aviv. The ambassador did not address the reports or add further details about the UK’s plans.
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