Iran war news updates:

• Iran and the US Harden Their Positions over Talks to End the Nearly Month-old War (AP)
• Trump Says U.S. to Hold Off for 10 Days on Hitting Iran Energy Sites (Washington Post)
• Trump Reveals Iran’s ‘Present’: 10 Oil Tankers Through the Strait of Hormuz (Politico)
• Iran Images Appear to Show Land Mines Scattered by U.S. Forces, a First in Years (NY Times)
• Iran Emergency Workers Search for Survivors After Deadly US-Israel Attacks (Aljazeera)
• How the US Became an International Serial Killer (Antiwar.com)

As the war on Iran increasingly resembles the war on Ukraine, aid is diverted from the latter to the former:

• The War in Iran Could Become Like the War in Ukraine (Foreign Affairs)
• US Considers Diverting Military Aid for Ukraine for Use in the War with Iran (Antiwar.com)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Gaza Toddler Released from Israeli Custody with ‘Cigarette Burn’ Wounds (Middle East Eye)
• Israeli Defense Minister Says Israel To Occupy All of Lebanon South of Litani River (Antiwar.com)

Signs of a generational split in the MAGA coalition at CPAC:

• Older and Younger Conservatives at CPAC Are Split over Trump's War in Iran (Washington Postt)
• I Went to CPAC and Found Trump Supporters Unhappy About Iran, Epstein Files and the Economy, Even While the Fans at the MAGA Conference Celebrate His Immigration Policies (The Conversation)

"While the S&P 500 had started Thursday with a decline, the losses deepened after [Trump's cabinet] meeting":

• U.S. Stocks Have Their Biggest Drop Since Start of Iran War (NY Times)

"Trump’s vitriolic comments about NATO during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday will likely make it an even tougher task":

• Rubio Tries to Sell Iran War to Skeptical G7 Diplomats After Trump Insults Allies (AP)

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