The latest #news at this hour:
DIRECT TALKS EXPECTED BETWEEN #ISRAEL AND #LEBANON: Amidst warfare between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, the two countries are expected to hold direct talks in the next few days, according to Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-threatens-strike-ambulances-lebanon-hezbollah-fighting-2026-03-14/
#TRUMP WANTS ALLIES TO SECURE STRAIT AND ZEROES IN ON KHARG ISLAND: Trump is asking other countries that rely on the Strait of Hormuz to send warships to secure the strait, specifically naming #China, #France, #Japan, South #Korea, and the #UK. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/iran-negotiate-ceasefire-deal-trump-kharg-hormuz-oil-rcna263474
… BUT IS NOT READY FOR A DEAL: #Trump said #Iran has signaled willingness to negotiate a ceasefire, but that “the terms aren’t good enough yet,” declining to specify what terms he would require to move forward. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/iran-negotiate-ceasefire-deal-trump-kharg-hormuz-oil-rcna263474
“U.S. CITIZENS SHOULD LEAVE #IRAQ NOW.” The U.S. embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert that said U.S. citizens should leave Iraq and that those choosing to remain are “strongly encouraged to reconsider.”https://iq.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-baghdad-iraq-march-14-2026/
NAMES RELEASED OF 6 CREW MEMBERS #KILLED IN #REFUELING AIRCRAFT #CRASH: The six U.S. crew members have been publicly identified after the standard 24-hour waiting period that allows loved ones to be informed first. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-refueling-plane-crashes-iraq-iran-war-crew-members-killed-rcna263315
NAMES RELEASED OF 6 CREW MEMBERS #KILLED IN #REFUELING AIRCRAFT #CRASH: The six U.S. crew members have been publicly identified after the standard 24-hour waiting period that allows loved ones to be informed first. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-refueling-plane-crashes-iraq-iran-war-crew-members-killed-rcna263315
NAMES RELEASED OF 6 CREW MEMBERS #KILLED IN #REFUELING AIRCRAFT #CRASH: The six U.S. crew members have been publicly identified after the standard 24-hour waiting period that allows loved ones to be informed first. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-refueling-plane-crashes-iraq-iran-war-crew-members-killed-rcna263315
