Middle East

Trump administration withholds findings of Minab school bombing investigation, AP reports
The Associated Press has reconstructed the 28 February strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab that killed 156 people, mostly children, revealing that US forces had evidence of their own responsibility almost immediately — yet no Pentagon findings have been formally released more

Lebanon's Washington framework deal draws criticism far beyond Hezbollah
The 14-point US-brokered agreement signed on Friday by Lebanon and Israel has fractured Lebanese politics, with parliament's speaker warning of civil strife, analysts calling the terms asymmetric, and Israeli ministers signalling their forces will stay in the south regardless of the deal's terms.

Iran says no US nuclear talks scheduled in coming days as expert delegation heads to Doha
Tehran and Washington are projecting sharply conflicting accounts of the diplomatic activity under way in Qatar on Tuesday, with Iran insisting its Doha-bound team is focused solely on implementing a fragile memorandum of understanding — not negotiating with the United States.
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