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      <date>2026-04-8</date>
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      <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says the ceasefire with Israel and the U.S. is broken as the Lavan and Siri islands were bombed by the United States and Lebanon was bombed by Israel. </text>
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    <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says the ceasefire with Israel and the U.S. has been violated as a result of the bombings of Iranian islands and Lebanon. Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf later echoes the remarks, citing the attacks as well as the &quot;denial of Iran to enrich uranium.&quot; </text>
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    <text>The first vessel from Malaysia passes through the Strait of Hormuz after talks between Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian aimed at securing clearance for 7 stranded Malaysian vessels in the waterway. </text>
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    <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian releases a letter to the American people and suggests that diplomatic engagement is possible. </text>
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      <text>Iranian president Masud Pezeshkian says that Iran has the &quot;necessary will&quot; to end the war, provided that the &quot;guarantees required to prevent repetition of the aggression&quot; are met. </text>
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    <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran has the &quot;necessary will&quot; to end the war, provided that the &quot;guarantees required to prevent repetition of the aggression&quot; are met. </text>
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    <date>2026-03-12</date>
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    <text>Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues his first public message since his election in which he says that Iran should continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz and advises neighboring countries to close American military bases in their territory. Khamenei also vows to &quot;avenge the blood of our martyrs&quot;. </text>
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    <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian lists preconditions for ending the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States. The conditions include recognizing Iran's legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm international guarantees against future aggression. </text>
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      <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's attacks on Middle East neighbors, although the military later continues the strikes. </text>
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      <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's attacks on Middle East neighbors, although it later continues the strikes. </text>
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    <date>2026-03-7</date>
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    <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's attacks on its Middle Eastern neighbors and states that the Interim Leadership Council had agreed not to attack them &quot;unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries&quot;. The military later continues the strikes. The governments of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE report attacks targeting their territories. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump calls for the &quot;unconditional surrender&quot; of Iran, saying there will be no deal or further talks. This comes after Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that several countries have initiated mediation efforts to end the war. </text>
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      <text>Iran appoints Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to an interim leadership council that assumed authority following the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with the body set to govern alongside president Masoud Pezeshkian and chief justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i until the Assembly of Experts selects a new supreme leader. </text>
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    <text>Iran appoints Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to the Interim Leadership Council that assumed authority following the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with the body set to govern alongside president Masoud Pezeshkian and chief justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i until the Assembly of Experts selects a new supreme leader. </text>
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    <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will not have direct negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program, but is open for indirect talks to rebuild trust, after U.S. president Donald Trump threatened &quot;bombing&quot; if Iran does not agree to a new nuclear deal. </text>
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    <name>Times of Israel</name>
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  <text>Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says that the ceasefire was approved by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. </text>
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