Iran’s parliament speaker says reports of talks are “fake news”, as the White House downplays “speculation about meetings” in a “fluid situation”.
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Australia and the European Union signed a trade deal that was eight years in the making, removing tariffs for almost all European goods and for nearly all exports of Australian critical minerals reut.rs/47S3gpT
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U.S. Southern Command released a statement today offering condolences, following the deadly Colombian Air Force C-130 crash that killed 6 Colombian airmen and wonder dozens more.
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The US Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee for Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, to replace outgoing Kristi Noem, heralding a shift in leadership as public support for Trump’s immigration crackdown has fallen https://t.co/ehSRnGlhT2
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2/ Read more in the Iran Update Special Report for March 23, 2026, w/ @criticalthreats: isw.pub/IranUpdate032326
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NEW | Evening Iran Update: US President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reach a deal with the United States to March 27. In extending the deadline, Trump said that Iran agreed to cease uranium enrichment, relinquish its existing stockpiles, and remain “low-key on the missiles.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 23 that Trump told him that the United States sees an opportunity to “leverage the military achievements of the war” to secure all strategic objectives through an eventual agreement.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf publicly rejected reports of United States-Iran negotiations on X on March 23. That Ghalibaf is leading diplomatic engagement with the United States is consistent with reports that he has consolidated tremendous influence in Iran, especially since the current war began.
The combined force continued to conduct airstrikes targeting Iranian ballistic missile infrastructure to degrade Iran’s missile capabilities. The combined force also struck IRGC Ground Force units at several echelons in central and southern Iran.
Two unspecified sources told Israeli media on March 22 that Iran has decided to limit its attacks on Saudi Arabia due to concerns that continued strikes could trigger a direct Saudi military response. ISW-CTP has observed a relative decrease in Iranian attacks targeting Saudi Arabia since March 22, which corroborates this Israeli media report.
Hezbollah claimed 55 attacks targeting Israeli forces and positions in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, as well as northern Israeli towns, between 3:00 PM ET on March 22 and 3:00 PM ET on March 23. Most of Hezbollah’s claimed attacks targeted IDF positions and Israeli towns in northern Israel. Hezbollah is primarily relying on rockets but also increasingly using drones in its attacks against Israel.Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)NEW: The US-Israeli combined force continued to strike naval, military, defense industrial, and internal security sites across Iran on March 22 and 23. ISW-CTP has observed strikes in 14 provinces since 3:00 PM ET on March 22.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on March 22 that it previously struck and damaged the Qom Turbine Engine Production Plant in Qom Province. The Qom Turbine Engine Production Plant produces gas turbine engines for Iranian drones and aircraft components for the IRGC.
The combined force also targeted the IRGC Imam Hossein strategic missile base in Yazd Province, the Artesh Ground Forces 21st Infantry Division headquarters in East Azerbaijan Province, an Iranian naval ammunition depot in Sirjan, Kerman Province, an Intelligence and Security Ministry building in Lorestan Province, and the Artesh Ground Forces 4th Aviation base in Esfahan Province.
US President Donald Trump instructed the US Defense Department to postpone “any and all” strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days to allow for dialogue. An Israeli source reported that Israel will also likely suspend its strikes on these targets.
Iran continued to attack Israel with ballistic missiles containing cluster munition warheads. Iranian ballistic missiles and cluster bomb sub-munitions impacted across Israel, including in Tel Aviv, Kiryat Gat, and Ashkelon. Ballistic missile fragments also fell near Safed, northern Israel, on March 23.
Iran also continued to fire at the Gulf states. Iranian ballistic missiles reportedly struck two data centers near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. An Iranian missile also impacted an uninhabited area near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.— https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2036126230752153849
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Mar 24, 2026
Investigators probing the deadly collision of an Air Canada Express jet with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport said they wanted to interview an air traffic controller who was juggling another emergency in the run-up to the crash https://t.co/uPZ24ivEB6
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