Conflict enters its 26th day, Iran's nuclear power plant is attacked again, and Trump says the U.S.-Iran negotiations are ongoing.

Source: Xinhua International Headlines

According to messages from Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant was attacked again by the United States and Israel on the 24th. Ignoring Iran’s denial the previous day, U.S. President Donald Trump again said at the White House on the 24th that the United States and Iran are in negotiations. Trump also said that Iran has “agreed to permanently give up possessing nuclear weapons.” Also according to a report by Israel’s Channel 12, the United States intends to propose a one-month ceasefire plan in order to discuss an agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran.

Source photo: Taken outside Bushehr City, a southern Iranian city

Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shadati

Iran says Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant was attacked again

Citing messages from Iran’s Mehr News Agency, reports said that at around 21:08 local time on the 24th, Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant was attacked again by the United States and Israel.

The report said that preliminary reports show that none of the areas of the nuclear power plant were damaged, and there were no losses of property, technology, or personnel.

The report pointed out that attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities seriously violate international law and may bring dangerous consequences for the security of countries in the region, especially those along the Persian Gulf coast.

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization had on the 17th issued an announcement saying that that evening, an enemy projectile hit the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant’s facility area, causing no economic or technical damage to the nuclear power plant’s facilities and no casualties.

IAEA calls on all sides to exercise restraint

The International Atomic Energy Agency said on the 24th that Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant was attacked again that day, and the agency’s Director General, Grossi, again called on the parties in the conflict to remain restrained.

In a post on social media, the IAEA said it had received notifications from Iran about the attack, and that Iran stated the nuclear power plant was not damaged and there were no casualties, and that the plant was operating normally. Grossi again called on all sides to exercise the utmost restraint to avoid any nuclear safety risks.

Ignoring Iran’s denial, Trump again says the U.S. and Iran are negotiating

On the 24th, U.S. President Donald Trump told the media at the White House that the United States and Iran are in negotiations and that Iran has “agreed to permanently give up possessing nuclear weapons.” The day before, Trump said that the U.S. and Iran had engaged in dialogue. However, this claim was immediately and clearly denied by Iran.

On that day, Trump said that the U.S. and Iran are “in negotiations,” and that U.S. Secretary of State Rubio and Vice President Vance, together with his son-in-law Kushner and the president’s special envoy Witkoff, are participating in the negotiations. He said the U.S.’s top condition is that Iran “must never” have nuclear weapons—“they have already made it clear that they have agreed to permanently give up possessing nuclear weapons.”

Trump also said, “We are dealing with the right people,” and “in my view, they are trustworthy.”

On the 23rd, Trump told the media that the U.S. and Iran had dialogue and that key points of an agreement had been reached. But the chairman of the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly, Kalibaf, wrote on social media on the 23rd, denying that any negotiations with the United States had taken place. Kalibaf said the purpose of spreading “false news” is to manipulate financial and oil markets, in order to pull the United States and Israel out of the quagmire they are deeply stuck in.

Iran says it carried out strikes on U.S. forces’ locations at Erbil airport in Iraq’s Erbil

Iran’s Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported on the 24th that earlier that morning, Iranian forces launched missile strikes on U.S. forces’ locations at Erbil International Airport in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region (Kurdish region) and on “separatist strongholds” supported by Israel.

The report cited an Iranian military statement saying that the areas targeted include one of the U.S. military’s important logistics support and operational command centers. It said multiple types of military equipment were deployed there, and it is also one of the “separatist strongholds” that undermine the security of Iran’s western and northwestern borders. The announcement did not mention casualties or the specifics of losses caused by the strike.

February 11, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. President

Trump (right) welcomes visiting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (provided by the Israeli Government Press Office)

Middle East media: U.S. intends to hold a one-month ceasefire to discuss a 15-point deal with Iran

According to a report by Israel’s Channel 12 on the 24th, the United States intends to propose a one-month ceasefire plan in order to discuss with Iran an agreement aimed at ending the war that includes 15 points.

Hezbollah calls for revoking decision to expel Iran’s ambassador

Lebanon’s Hezbollah called on the 24th for the Lebanese government to restore approval for the appointment of Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon and to cancel the decision to list him as an “unwelcome person” and deport him.

In a statement, Hezbollah said the decision by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a “reckless move,” harmful to the national interest, sovereignty, and unity. The statement urged Lebanese government officials to take a unified stance, strengthen national strength to respond to Israeli attacks, and push for its withdrawal from Lebanese territory.

On the same day, the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it revoked approval for the appointment of Iran’s ambassador, designated him as an “unwelcome person,” and required him to leave no later than March 29.

German President: Trust in the U.S. as a great-power political actor has already been lost

On the 24th, German President Steinmeier said that since U.S. President Trump began his second term, the rift in transatlantic relations has been profound. Among allies and even worldwide, trust in the U.S. as a great-power political actor has already been lost.

Steinmeier said in remarks at a commemoration event at Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs that day that the military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran undoubtedly violate international law and are a fatal political mistake. If the purpose was to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, then this military operation could have been avoided and was unnecessary.

Steinmeier said that the importance of international law as an order framework, a rulebook, and a source of legitimacy has not diminished for Germany and Europe. In transatlantic relations, Germany must break free from reliance that makes it vulnerable.

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