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Sunday, March 1, 20261 entry

  1. 12:16 PM in Karachi

    Protesters storm U.S. consulate grounds in Karachi; at least nine killed in clashes

    ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundKarachi, Pakistan

    About 500 Shiite protesters angered by Khamenei's killing stormed the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, smashing windows and reaching the compound's outer periphery before police and paramilitaries dispersed them with batons and tear gas. Police said six were killed; the police surgeon told Al Jazeera nine bodies reached the civil hospital.

    Why it matters The deadliest unrest outside the war zone showed Khamenei's killing could put U.S. diplomatic posts at risk far beyond the Gulf.

    Sources: Associated Press, Associated Press (2), Associated Press (3), Al Jazeera

Saturday, February 28, 20263 entries

  1. 6:44 AM in Tehran, Mar 1

    Interim council of Pezeshkian, Mohseni-Ejei and Arafi takes over Iran's leadership

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundTehran, Iran

    Under Iran's constitution, a council of President Masoud Pezeshkian, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei and a Guardian Council jurist took over the supreme leader's duties; security chief Ali Larijani said it would be formed Sunday, and state media named cleric Alireza Arafi as the third member. The Assembly of Experts must choose a new leader "as soon as possible."

    Why it matters The council kept a constitutional chain of command in place under bombardment, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a new supreme leader could be chosen "in a day or two."

    Sources: Associated Press, Al Jazeera, CBS News, Al Jazeera (2)

  2. 5:02 AM in Tehran, Mar 1

    Iranian state media confirm Khamenei's death; 40 days of mourning declared

    ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundTehran, Iran

    Iranian state TV, IRNA, Tasnim and Fars reported that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, had been killed, with Fars saying he died at his office and that a daughter and grandson were also killed. The government declared 40 days of mourning and a seven-day public holiday.

    Why it matters The confirmation ended hours of official denials and started the constitutional succession, as the Revolutionary Guard vowed the "most intense offensive operation" yet against Israel and U.S. bases.

    Sources: Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Associated Press (2), Associated Press (3), Al Jazeera (2)

  3. 4:20 PM in New York

    UN Security Council meets in emergency session as Guterres warns of wider war

    ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundUnited Nations headquarters, New York, United States

    Secretary-General António Guterres told the council the U.S. and Israeli strikes violated international law and the UN Charter, condemned Iran's retaliation against Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and urged an immediate halt and a return to U.S.-Iran talks. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz called the strikes "lawful actions"; Russia's envoy called them "another unprovoked act of aggression."

    Why it matters The session, requested by China, Russia and France among others, exposed a split among veto-holding members that left the council without a common response.

    Sources: Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Associated Press (2), Associated Press (3), CBS News

Friday, February 27, 20262 entries

  1. 4:29 PM in New York

    Oman's mediator says a U.S.-Iran deal is "within our reach"

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, United States

    Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told CBS News that Iran had agreed never to hold nuclear material that could make a bomb and to blend down its enriched uranium stockpile irreversibly, and that a "peace deal is within our reach" if diplomacy was given space.

    Why it matters The mediator's public account of Iranian concessions was published less than an hour after Trump had approved the strike, which began before the technical talks planned for Vienna the following week.

    Sources: CBS News, Al Jazeera

  2. 6:51 AM in New York

    State Department lets non-emergency U.S. staff and families leave Israel

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, United States

    The State Department authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and their families from Israel, citing unspecified "safety risks," and said Americans may wish to leave while commercial flights were available.

    Why it matters The advisory was issued the morning after the Geneva round ended without a deal, a signal that Washington was preparing for Iranian retaliation against Israel.

    Source: CBS News

Thursday, February 26, 20261 entry

  1. 7:40 PM in Zurich

    U.S.-Iran talks in Geneva end with "significant progress" and no deal, Oman says

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundGeneva, Switzerland

    Oman's foreign minister Badr al-Busaidi said the third round of indirect talks between U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iran's Abbas Araghchi had ended with "significant progress" and would resume soon, with technical talks in Vienna the following week. Araghchi called it one of the "most intense and longest" rounds.

    Why it matters Neither Washington nor Tehran gave a readout, and analysts had warned that ending without a deal could trigger U.S. military action; two days later the strikes began.

    Sources: Associated Press, Associated Press (2), CBS News

Tuesday, February 24, 20261 entry

  1. 10:41 PM in New York

    Trump uses State of the Union to accuse Iran of restarting its nuclear ambitions

    ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundU.S. Capitol, Washington, United States

    Trump told Congress that Iran was "again pursuing their sinister ambitions" after last June's U.S. strikes and was working on missiles that "will soon reach" the United States. He said he preferred diplomacy but would never allow Iran a nuclear weapon, and that Tehran had not said "those secret words."

    Why it matters Trump made his public case against Iran without saying whether he would strike, hours after the Gang of Eight was briefed on Iran and as a CBS poll found most Americans felt the administration had not explained possible military action.

    Sources: CBS News, CBS News (2), CBS News (3)

Friday, February 20, 20261 entry

  1. 11:35 AM in New York

    Trump says he is considering a limited military strike on Iran

    ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, United States

    Asked on Friday whether he was weighing a limited strike, President Trump said, "I guess I can say I am considering that." A day earlier he said Iran had 10 to 15 days "pretty much maximum" to reach a nuclear deal and warned that "bad things will happen" without one.

    Why it matters It put a public clock on the Oman-mediated nuclear talks while a second U.S. carrier and scores of warplanes were heading to the region, and officials had told Trump the military could be ready to strike within days.

    Sources: CBS News, CBS News (2), CBS News (3)

Tuesday, November 26, 20241 entry

  1. 4:00 AM in Beirut, Nov 27

    U.S.-brokered Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect

    ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundLebanon and northern Israel

    A ceasefire brokered by the U.S. and France took effect at 4 AM local time, hours after President Biden announced it. Israel was to withdraw from southern Lebanon over 60 days as the Lebanese army deployed, and Netanyahu said Israel kept freedom of action to enforce the deal.

    Why it matters Within a week Lebanon accused Israel of more than 50 violations and Hezbollah fired again, the pattern of a formal truce with continuing strikes that later Lebanon terms have had to address.

    Sources: AP Hezbollah-Israel timeline, Al Jazeera, CBS News, PBS NewsHour (AP)

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