IRAN: Iran Emphasises US Must Drop 'Excessive Demands', Fulfill Commitments

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• President Donald Trump will meet Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheál Martin, for a bilateral meeting and events to commemorate St. Patrick's Day. Vice President JD Vance will speak alongside Martin at around 09:00 ET 13:00 GMT.
• The IDF claimed overnight strikes killed Iran's security chief and the leader of its plain-clothes militia, the seniormost figures eliminated since day one of the war.
• White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett is optimistic the war will be over “in the short run,” noting oil tankers are beginning to “dribble” through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office yesterday that he would soon reveal which countries will contribute to a naval force aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iran struck a tanker anchored off the coast of the UAE, and an upstream oil and gas facility for the first time.
• Trump requested a postponement of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, citing his need to be in the US to direct the Iran war.
• Senate Democrats are expected to force a second Iran ‘War Powers’ vote this week. Heads of US intelligence will brief House members today and Senators tomorrow on 'worldwide threats'.
• Senate Minority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will open debate today on the SAVE America Act, a sweeping package of voter rights bills that Trump says is his “No. 1 priority.”
• Trump told reporters he ‘believes he’ll be “having the honor of taking Cuba.”
• Poll of the Day: 60% of Americans say a college education is ‘not worth the cost.’ 

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