President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration is negotiating with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, who he said was part of “a new, and more reasonable, regime.”
Trump said he expected to “find out in about a week” whether Ghalibaf is a suitable partner for extended negotiations.
Ghalibaf has rejected ceasefire terms, declaring Iran would continue fighting “until the enemy truly regrets its aggression.”
An Iranian official has told Al Jazeera Arabic that no ship can sail through the Strait of Hormuz without an agreement with Iran and a thorough review of its documents.
“No ship carrying cargo for a hostile country has crossed the Strait of Hormuz so far, and none will cross it in the future,” the official added.
Correction:
NO, Speaker Ghalibaf has not been eliminated, at least not yet.
That doesn’t mean he’s got an extra lease on life.
The US or the IDF may take him out at any time of their choosing.
Iran’s Ghalibaf warns country’s enemies will regret aggression against Iran
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warns that the nation’s enemies are presenting their “desires” as news while simultaneously issuing threats against the country.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has declared that the United States is “winning” in the fight against Iran, but he declined to provide a timeline as to when the war would end, stressing that decision lies with President Donald Trump.
“We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated,” Hegseth said.
“We do so on our timeline and at our choosing. For example, today will be yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran – the most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes.”
The plans, which fall short of a full invasion, could involve raids by special operations and conventional infantry troops, The Washington Post reported.
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of limited ground operations in Iran, potentially including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz, according to United States officials quoted by The Washington Post newspaper.
The plans, which fall short of a full invasion, could involve raids by special operations and conventional infantry troops, the Post reported on Saturday, exposing US personnel to Iranian drones and missiles, ground fire, and improvised explosives.
Whether President Donald Trump would approve any of those plans remains uncertain, according to the report.
“It’s the job of the Pentagon to make preparations in order to give the Commander in Chief maximum optionality. It does not mean the president has made a decision,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, responding to questions over the Post report.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country respects Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation, emphasising that regional operations are directed solely at “enemy aggressors”.
The Arabs don’t trust the Shia rafida, for good reason.
They prefer the Americans, as we can see.
NATO is on the way out.
Trump told NATO “never forget” — then spent the week proving it. The G7 funeral.
Lloyd’s of London replaced. The “Strait of Trump.” @BarbaraMBoyd breaks down the systematic dismantling of the British financial empire. pic.twitter.com/B0tCswq1DK
— Promethean Action (@PrometheanActn) March 28, 2026
Omar to be kicked out & back to Somalia?
Can’t wait to see that.
It could arrive as early as tomorrow night…
Iran has agreed to allow 20 Pakistani-flagged ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz unharmed, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced Saturday.
Images have emerged revealing that the Wall Street Journal’s initial report that the half-billion-dollar aircraft was merely “damaged” was an enormous understatement. Rather, a large portion of the fuselage has been obliterated, along with the distinctive 30-foot-diameter, 6-foot-thick rotating radar dome that’s mounted atop AWACS aircraft. We took a closer look at the photo set here.
The images of the destroyed E-3 Sentry were first posted on the Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page:
Not just ‘damaged’ but obliterated: images show destroyed US AWACS jet at Saudi Airbase.
“The loss of this E-3 is incredibly problematic, given how crucial these battle managers are to everything from airspace deconfliction, aircraft deconfliction, targeting, and providing other lethal effects that the entire force needs for the battle space,” Heather Penney, a former F-16 pilot and director of studies and research at AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, told Air & Space Forces Magazine. If this has been carefully kept under wraps until now, what else is the White House and Pentagon not telling the public?
No need to ask allah.
The IDF provided the transport to the virgins.
IDF CONFIRMS KILLING JOURNALIST ALI SHOEIB: ‘served as terrorist in Hezbollah under guise of journalist for Al-Manar network’
Hezbollah’s Al-Manar veteran journalist Ali Shoeib and pro-Hezbollah Al-Mayadeen reporter Fatima Fatouni were killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon. The IDF said Shoeib was an intelligence operative for the elite Radwan force, who operated under the guise of a journalist. pic.twitter.com/NCJ1lhASEh
— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) March 28, 2026
The IDF confirms targeting and eliminating Ali Shoeib, a Hezbollah terrorist masquerading as a journalist. Shoeib, in addition to being a member of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, was a long-time correspondent for Al-Manar, a Hezbollah-owned and operated propaganda outlet.
Two other journalists working for the Hezbollah-aligned Al-Mayadeen television station were also killed. — World media predictably framed the development simply as Israel “killing journalists,” marking yet another double standard considering the deliberate targeting of ISIS media operatives by Western coalition forces.
Ali Shoeib, Al-Manar’s house correspondent, is without a doubt the journalist Abu Ali Express wrote many times about him over the years. Many times he noted that there is great value in eliminating Shoeib (the last time was just two weeks ago ) – in terms of his media influence and the psychological warfare he waged against Israel for Hezbollah, Shoeib was worth more than a thousand Hezbollah military operatives. In the attached photo, he is holding one of the cameras that were dismantled several years ago from an IDF outpost on the border with Lebanon. Many times he confronted IDF soldiers and officers at point-blank range. The world is definitely better off without him.
Legal experts and human rights groups say that expressions of support for an armed group such as Hezbollah do not make someone a legitimate target under the laws of war, unless they actively participate in hostilities.
“Just reporting on the advancement of Israeli troops or engaging in propaganda does not make someone a military target,” said Ramzi Kaiss, the Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch.
The laws of war say otherwise.
Israel announces it will “intensify and expand” strikes amid new wave of Iranian attacks on Gulf sites…
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But don’t worry, Iran is winning:
Remarks carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency:
“We had previously warned that the aggressive American army had fled and hidden outside its bases due to the powerful invasion of the armed forces and the destruction of its bases in the region.”
“Trump and the leaders of the American military must realise that the region will turn into a graveyard for American soldiers and they will have no choice but to surrender.”
The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to “give the US President more military options”, the WSJ reported
Iranian forces are said to be “laying traps” and “building up defenses” on Kharg Island, in preparation for a possible US ground attack and takeover. Iran has recently bolstered its defenses around Kharg Island, anticipating a possible US move to seize the key oil export hub, CNN reported this week. The island is vital to Iran’s economy, handling roughly 90% of its crude shipments, and has become a focal point in escalating tensions.
There is also growing skepticism among US allies and policymakers about whether capturing the island would achieve its broader objective. Even some Republicans are starting to publicly push back against any possible plans involving ground forces.
Update:
Protecting the Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s Primary Sea Mines Facility Hit by Israeli Air Strike
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Friday that ships traveling to or departing from ports belonging to countries it described as allies and supporters of the United States and Israel would not be allowed to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
Lt. Col. Allen West: U.K., France ‘Being Held Hostage to Islamic Jihadism’
West said, “Domestically, they are beholden. They’re being held hostage to Islamic jihadism. Especially in the United Kingdom and especially in France.”
Trump delays attacks on Iranian energy sector by 10 days
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President Donald Trump is “prepared to unleash hell” if Iran refuses to “come to a deal,” the White House warned Wednesday, cautioning that the regime “should not miscalculate again” after suffering devastating battlefield losses, as U.S. forces — including Marines and elements of the 82nd Airborne Division — deploy to the Middle East to support combat operations against Iran.
Here you have Alireza Tangsiri telling us how he will shut down the Strait of Hormuz. He was the commander of the IRGC Navy.
— Mor Edge Insight (@MorEdge_Insight) March 26, 2026
He’s dead now.
And that ship he’s speaking from in the video… it’s at the bottom of the sea.
Am Israel Chai🔥 pic.twitter.com/a7dKeGQuXS
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that Iran war is ‘stuff for the history books’.
Lebanon’s PM warns Israeli actions and statements threaten Lebanese sovereignty and violate international law.
Do you miss him?
Iran Threatens U.S. Again, Denies Holding Talks After Trump Announces Pause in Attacks
Israel’s U.S. Ambassador: Cracks in Tehran’s Regime Widen
Esmaeil Baghaei denies the long-range missile attack on the base, which could change the war’s calculus for US allies.
Iran has denied targeting a joint military base of the United States and the United Kingdom on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia with missiles, dismissing the claim as an “Israeli false flag” attack.
Lebanon’s Aoun warns Israeli attack on bridge ‘prelude to ground invasion’
Israeli army chief says the operation against Hezbollah ‘has only begun’ and would be ‘prolonged’.
Did Iran launch missiles at US-UK base on Diego Garcia?
The UK condemns what it says was an Iranian attack on the airbase in the Indian Ocean, but Tehran denies its role.
UK police investigate Jewish charity ambulance arson as hate crime
Four ambulances owned by Hatzola Northwest were torched in what PM Keir Starmer described as ‘deeply shocking’.
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