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Trump 'doesn't love' new Iran proposal, official says offer falls short: report

President Donald Trump is not keen on the second proposal sent by Tehran through Pakistani mediators on Monday, according to reports.

An official told Reuters that Trump is unhappy with an Iranian proposal because it did not address Iran’s nuclear program.

"He doesn't love the proposal," the U.S. official said, referring to Trump, Reuters reported.

Trump held a Situation Room meeting with key members of his administration regarding the war with Iran on Monday, according to ABC News.

According to Reuters, work to bridge the gaps between the two parties has not stopped, sources said.

ӣƵ' Emma Bussey contributed to this report.

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Bahrain hands out life sentences to alleged Iranian spies

The Kingdom of Bahrain sentenced 5 people to life in prison and 25 more to 10 years on charges of spying for Iran on Tuesday.

The public prosecution said Tuesday that five people, including two Afghans, received life sentences after being convicted of spying for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

The prosecution said 25 others were separately sentenced to 10 years each for supporting Iran’s “terrorist acts” in Bahrain.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Trump squeezes Iran with maximum pressure — why it hasn’t forced a breakthrough

After two months of conflict, neither a deadly bombing campaign nor a blockade on Iranian exports has forced Tehran to make the concessions the Trump administration is seeking.

The campaign has intensified in recent weeks, targeting Iran’s oil exports and financial networks while a naval blockade has disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global energy flows. U.S. officials argue the combination of military pressure and economic isolation is intended to weaken Iran’s capabilities and force it back to the negotiating table on more favorable terms.

While the U.S. has killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of top military and political figures, the regime itself remains intact. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, was selected to succeed him, and leadership remains firmly hardline.

Aaron David Miller, a former State Department Middle East negotiator and fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, said the administration may have misjudged the type of negotiating partner it would face.

"Trump was looking for an Iranian Delcy Rodriguez," he told ӣƵ Digital. "More likely, he's going to end up with an Iranian Kim Jong Un."

He expressed doubt that any decisive victory was possible while the current Iranian regime remained in power.

"And we do not have the capacity to remove the regime," he said.

The standoff increasingly has become a test of whether U.S. pressure can be converted into political concessions — or whether it is instead being diluted through workarounds, institutional resilience and competing constraints.

So far, analysts say, Iran has proven more capable of absorbing and rerouting pressure than Washington has been able to translate it into durable gains.

This is an excerpt from an article by ӣƵ' Morgan Phillips.

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IDF issues evacuation warning to more than 15 villages in Southern Lebanon

Israeli Defense Forces issued an evacuation warning to 16 villages and towns in Southern Lebanon on Tuesday.

IDF Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee shared the warning in a statement on X

"In light of the terrorist Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire agreement, the Defense Army is compelled to act against it forcefully," Adraee wrote, according to an X translation.

"The Defense Army does not intend to harm you, and out of concern for your safety, you are required to evacuate your homes immediately and move away from the specified area towards the Sidon District," Adraee wrote to town residents.

"Anyone present near Hezbollah elements, their facilities, or their combat means is endangering their life," he added.

Adraee said affected villages include Ghndouriyeh, Burj Qlawiyeh, Qlawiyeh, al-Sawana, al-Jumayjima, Safad al-Batikh, Braashit, Shaqra, Aita al-Jabal, Tibnin, al-Sultaniyya, Bir al-Sanasil, Dounin, Khirbet Silm, Salaa and Deir Qifa.

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Iran is running out of space to store unsold oil amid Trump's blockade, analysts say

Iran is taking drastic measures to boost its oil storage capacity as President Donald Trump's blockade forces it to store unprecedented levels of unsold oil.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran has resorted to rebooting derelict "junk sites" to hold oil, as well as taking two retired 30-year-old oil tankers out of storage.

The oil tracker Kpler reports that Iran could run out of storage within12-22 days.

Nevertheless, the oil watchdog reported that Iran won't feel the true financial impact of the U.S. blockade for another three to four months.

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