For today, links to reports from Middle East Monitor and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (WEST BANK, GAZA, SYRIA, and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll up or down. IRAN 2-19-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Iran will not yield to U.S. ‘pressure and sanctions’ on nuclear dispute. From Middle East Monitor. Iran will not yield to pressure and sanctions imposed by Washington, the Islamic Republic’s top diplomat said today after meeting his Russian counterpart, days after Moscow held initial talks with the US just a month into Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Reuters has reported. READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 24  U.S. Treasury sanctions Iranian ‘shadow fleet’ under Trump’s maximum pressure scheme. From the Cradle. Washington imposed sanctions on Monday, targeting what it refers to as a “shadowy” fleet made up of companies, individuals, and vessels involved in transporting Iranian oil to circumvent unilateral U.S. sanctions. READ MORE . . .

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