Trump's New Iran Remarks Follow Talks Between Gulf State and Tehran Over Strait of Hormuz
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President Trump has issued some fresh Monday remarks on Iran, after a weekend where he was relatively quiet on the conflict he launched nearly six months ago, which has long been the central controversial decision made as Commander-in-Chief, threatening to define his whole second term.
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Common DreamsMeanwhile, Trump on Monday repeated claims that "the number one Goal is, and always will be, that Iran cannot have, in any way, shape, or form, a Nuclear Weapon," comments that came just days after he pledged to "never apologize" for launching the war.
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Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of US-Iran negotiations US president’s remarks follow talks between Gulf state and Tehran over provisional arrangement to manage Strait of Hormuz
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ZeroHedge"I asked the president about... parallel talks that are taking place between Iran and Oman about control of the Strait of Hormuz," Yingst introduced. Trump then responded: “if Oman gets in the way [of US control in the Strait of Hormuz], we'll bomb the st out of them."
Common DreamsSpeaking with Fox News, Trump was asked about talks that Iran and Oman have been conducting about jointly overseeing operations of the strait, which has been shut down ever since Trump started an illegal war in late February.
CNBCThe U.S. and Iran agreed to a memorandum of understanding on June 17 that was supposed to open the Strait of Hormuz while they negotiated a final deal on Tehran's nuclear program within 60 days. The two-month deadline to reach a deal expires Monday.
Washington Times BusinessA week after the deal was signed, Iran began firing on vessels using a route along the coast of Oman, on the other side of the strait, that is overseen by the U.S. military and intended to bypass Tehran’s control.
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Trump separately on Monday reiterated the following warning on nuclear weapons in fresh Truth Social Post:
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Common Dreams"Trump promised no more foreign wars, but may actually be the one who delivers a nuclear holocaust that would likely drag the entire world into major conflict, economic depression, and mass human suffering we've never seen in our lifetimes and maybe throughout history," added Greene, who promoted various conspiracy theories while in office. "People need to speak out and boldly stop this insanity. America is not untouchable. If and when that happens, everyone, and I do mean everyone, will hold ALL of those in leadership right now fully responsible for the rest of human history. Do not use nuclear weapons and stop this war NOW."
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01 ZeroHedge The UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait closed their airspaces due to safety concerns, gradually reopening them a week later as hostilities lessened. The war has had long-lasting consequences for regional aviation: falling passenger and cargo demand, fewer private jet flights, and global repercussions from high jet fuel prices.
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02 Bloomberg Asia Stocks to Fall, Oil Extends Gains on Mid East: Markets Wrap Stocks in Asia were set to follow Wall Street lower as elevated oil prices stoked inflation concerns and hopes faded for a deal to end the Iran war.
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03 Fortune Trump pivoted from bombs to an economic war against Iran. But Tehran is now ‘fully offensive’ and doesn’t think the real fighting hasn’t started yet Unless the U.S. implements the June ceasefire deal in a few weeks, Iran will launch a "timely and precise" attack to break the blockade, an Iranian official told Reuters.
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04 Common Dreams 5 #000000 #FFFFFF "Nuclear weapons must never be used," said the head of an Iranian American group. "This war must end before its architects drag millions more people, and potentially the entire world, into an even greater catastrophe."
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05 CNBC Crude oil prices edged higher Monday as Iran ruled out talks to extend the memorandum of understanding with U.S.
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06 Washington Times Business The U.S., meanwhile, has no good options for getting out of the war it started alongside Israel.
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