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Canadian ships stuck in Persian Gulf as blockade of Strait of Hormuz continues  Coast Reporter

Russia says shipping can return to Strait of Hormuz through diplomacy Negotiations are the only way to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for shipping, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.  It comes as maritime traffic through the key waterway is still suspended due to Iranian threats and attacks on ships following the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

JUST IN: Iran War Affecting Ukraine's Fight, Estonian Official Says  National Defense Magazine

Iran War Live Updates: Oil Soars Toward $110 After Israel Strikes Gas Field in Iran  WSJ

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Iran's threats against Jordan come as King Abdulah visits the Gulf and Jordan continues to host thousands of US troops.

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - A proposal from the UN's shipping agency on Wednesday calls for a safe maritime corridor to free some 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf by war in Iran. Hundreds of vessels have dropped anchor since Tehran threatened to attack ships attempting to leave the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal submitted by Bahrain, Japan, Panama, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates and backed on Wednesday by the United States called for "a framework such as a safe maritime corridor".

MADRID, March 18 (Reuters) - Spain plans to evacuate and relocate troops deployed in Iraq in the coming days due to the conflict in Iran and the wider Gulf region, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Wednesday. Around 300 Spanish troops are deployed in Iraq, both as part of an international coalition against the Islamic State formed in 2015 under Operation Inherent Resolve and a separate NATO mission advising Iraqi government forces since 2018.

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US intelligence official Joe Kent quits over Trump's war in Iran  USA Today

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Iran confirms killing of intelligence minister as Israel keeps targeting leaders  Santa Maria Times

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TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has offered condolences over the martyrdom of the SNSC secretary Ali Larijani.

US intelligence concluded Wednesday that Iran was not rebuilding nuclear enrichment capacities destroyed last year by the United States and Israel, contradicting a key justification by President Donald Trump for his ongoing war. Tulsi Gabbard, a Trump ally who is director of national intelligence, offered mixed signals on the backdrop and outcomes of three weeks of war as she and other officials appeared before Congress She also assessed that Iran's leadership remained intact.

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