Trump's Iran Blockade Continues, Iran Responds with Increased Tensions
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As the 60-day memorandum of understanding with Iran expired on Monday, President Donald Trump delivered a blunt message to the regime, while warning that if Oman gets in the way of U.S. efforts in the Strait of Hormuz, “we’ll bomb the sht out of them.”
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BBC NewsTrump made his threat to Oman after Iran said earlier on Monday that the two sides had reached an agreement for ships to travel through the strait.
The Guardian USTrump made the threat against Oman as he struggles to draw the conflict to a close almost six months after it began. But the US president also claimed during Monday’s interview that he was “not in a hurry” to reach a deal.
New York PostThe strait has been on the president’s mind on the date of the MOU anniversary. “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s–t out of them,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ Trey Yingst.
NBC NewsIn a phone interview with Fox News’ chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst about the Strait of Hormuz and Oman, Trump said, “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s---- out of them,” according to Fox News.
PBS NewsHourWhere the Iran war stands as 60-day window to reach peace deal expires President Trump lashed out at U.S. allies on Monday as the deadline to reach a deal to end the war with Iran expires. Trump threatened to bomb Oman, which has been mediating negotiations, and called for military exercises with South Korea to be scaled back, in part for refusing to join the war. Amna Nawaz discussed where the war stands and what happens next with Alan Eyre and Reuel Marc Gerecht.
Fox NewsPresident Donald Trump responded in a Fox News interview: "If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s--- out of them."
Breitbart“If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them,” Trump said. Asked later in the Oval Office whether he had run out of patience with the longtime U.S. partner, Trump said no, but sharply criticized Muscat’s conduct.
The HillTrump rips allies Oman, South Korea amid escalating tensions with Iran President Trump is lashing out at rivals and allies alike amid an escalating game of economic chicken between the U.S. and Iran. On Monday, he threatened to bomb the s— out of Oman, a day after he told Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea. Trump separately on Monday doubled…
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Hormuz, where a fifth of the world's oil traverses, remained at the heart of the deadlock, leaving the two sides without a path to a broader agreement on ending the war or resolving the nuclear dispute. Iran insists it must retain authority over passage through the strait, while the United States has demanded unrestricted commercial navigation.
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BreitbartThe dispute over Hormuz has been at the heart of the collapse of the June memorandum. Tehran has asserted that the agreement gave it authority to manage shipping through the strategic waterway and subsequently attacked vessels it accused of using unauthorized routes, while Washington has rejected Iran’s interpretation and demanded unrestricted, toll-free commercial passage.
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Trump reinforced the point earlier Monday on Truth Social, writing that the “number one Goal is, and always will be, that Iran cannot have, in any way, shape, or form, a Nuclear Weapon.”
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Fox NewsTrump also said Iran should surrender to end the war, telling Fox News, "They should put up the white flag of surrender." He has maintained that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remains the administration’s central objective.
BBC NewsOn 8 July, Trump declared the ceasefire was "over". As the ceasefire neared its formal expiry on Monday, Trump also posted on his Truth Social network to say: "The number one goal is, and always will be, that Iran cannot have, in any way, shape, or form, a nuclear weapon."
The Daily WireOn Truth Social, President Trump wrote that preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon remains the top priority for the United States. The blockade is already costing the Iranian regime hundreds of millions of dollars each day. Additional Treasury sanctions are expected this week, adding more domestic pressure on officials in Tehran.
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Iran retaliated by clamping down on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in nearly six months of violence, negotiations and economic pressure tactics.
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Fox NewsThe ceasefire arrangement was repeatedly tested by attacks on commercial shipping and U.S. retaliation inside Iran.
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“Well, they want to make a deal, but they’re not going to make the kind of a deal that I feel is necessary,” President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday.
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Breitbart“They want to make a deal, but they’re not going to make the kind of a deal that I feel is necessary,” Trump said.
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Trump has repeatedly mused about making it a territory of the US. “We control it. We control it with the blockade. We have a blockade. We control it with the blockade, and I like the idea of declaring it a territory. We can. We have total control over the Strait,” he said Monday.
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BreitbartTrump repeatedly pointed to the blockade as the basis for American control. “We control it. We control it with the blockade,” he said. “And I like the idea of declaring it a territory. We could do that. We have total control over the strait.”
Washington TimesPresident Trump on Monday said making the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory would be a “great idea,” repeating a proposal he floated in a speech a few days ago.
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Trump said Iran could still prove a “nuisance” by placing mines in the water, but described the blockade as “very effective” and touted the amount of oil now moving through the waterway.
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Washington TimesIran “can be a nuisance,” Mr. Trump said Monday. “They can put a mine in the water, and people don’t like having mines hit their billion-dollar ship. But the blockade has been very effective.”
New York PostHe added that Iran can be a “nuisance” with mines in the water but he said the US blockade has done its job.
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A spokesman told semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim News: "There are no talks taking place between IRGC officials and the Americans, and this lie by Trump is merely fantasies caused by the delusions and nightmares he has suffered as a result of defeat and desperation in the war."
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The Daily WireTrump described the Iranians as “good poker players, but they’re dying.” The blockade is already exacting a real cost, and the domestic midterms are irrelevant to how he forms his approach. He confirmed that American officials are maintaining a direct back channel with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, speaking not only with the political leadership in Tehran but with the IRGC officials themselves.
BreitbartTrump also confirmed to Yingst that U.S. officials have a direct backchannel with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a claim the IRGC publicly denied hours later.
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01 Fox News The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on the conclusion of the negotiating period with no deal reached.
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02 The Guardian US Oil prices have risen again after the two-month window to negotiate a peace deal in the US-Israel war on Iran expired on Monday with no end to the conflict in sight.
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03 New York Post The president has demanded a ceasefire that will end Iran’s nuclear program but Tehran wants to pursue a “nuclear energy” program.
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05 Washington Times Mr. Trump said he is basing the concept on America’s relative control of the Middle East waterway.
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06 BBC News The IRGC later denied it was involved in talks with the US. But Iranian officials said on Monday they were close to finalising a deal with Iran on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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07 The Daily Wire Speaking with Fox News, the president said Iran should “put up the white flag of surrender.” He said he has “no time schedule” and is “not in a hurry,” while emphasizing that Oman must not interfere. The ongoing naval blockade, he made clear, will keep grinding economic pressure on the regime even as Iranian officials talk tough in public.
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08 Breitbart “We’re taking out millions of barrels of oil a week,” Trump said, adding that the strait was open and oil prices would continue falling “unless we decide to do something far more drastic than we’re doing.”
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