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Hours before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump, Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks this morning, with Tehran refusing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or sign on to a ceasefire agreement. Iran turned down a US proposal, brokered by Pakistan, calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to its effective blockade of the strait, followed by negotiations on a wider peace settlement within 15 to 20 days, according to a source familiar with the plan. Tehran’s reply included ten clauses, among them a demand for an end…

Thanks for the assignment. To produce a publish-ready article to AP standards, I’ll need the raw source material. Please provide: - Full source text (wire copy, field notes, transcripts, official statements, social posts, ministry releases, satellite/flight data snippets, etc.) - Key facts: time of strikes, locations hit (terminals/runways/air defenses), casualties/damage, flight disruptions, claimed perpetrators, weapons used - Attribution: on-the-record quotes, anonymous sourcing (with agreed descriptors), agencies or…