Trump Threatens Bombing Oman Over US-Iran Negotiations, Strains Gulf Relations
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Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of US-Iran negotiations Remarks come as Gulf state has been in talks with Tehran over provisional arrangement to manage Strait of Hormuz
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Washington Times BusinessIt is not clear whether Trump’s threat will make any difference in Oman’s talks with Iran, including in hurrying the countries to finalize and announce a deal.
Common Dreams5 #000000 #FFFFFF Trump's warning to Oman over its negotiations with Iran comes as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is once again putting upward pressure on petroleum prices.
ZeroHedgeYet another attack has occurred in the Strait of Hormuz, this time on a foreign tanker on an outbound transit route, which Iran and Oman claim to directly oversee and administer according to the terms of the Oman deal for managing the strait which is still being finalized.
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Just days after threatening to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a map on his Truth Social platform with that label over the crucial waterway—and was swiftly called out by a top Iranian diplomat.
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ZeroHedgePresident Trump's latest rhetoric and social media activity is not going to help the cause of peace, or the two sides getting back to the negotiating table. After verbalizing Monday that the US should declare the Hormuz Strait a US territory, he posted the following to Truth Social on Tuesday:
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U.S.-Iran negotiations have dried up. This week ended the 60-day period that launched when the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement. It had been meant to open the way for more detailed talks. There’s no sign of it being extended. Trump now says there are no planned talks with Iran.
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Common DreamsBy Monday, a 60-day ceasefire deal expired, and neither side has signaled any progress on talks to end the war—which Trump claims is aimed at stopping Iran from building nuclear weapons, even though his own intelligence agencies have said it wasn't trying to do so. Trump notably ditched the Obama administration's Iran nuclear deal during his first term.
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Trump's warning to Oman comes as the closure of the strait is once again putting upward pressure on petroleum prices.
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Washington Times BusinessIt is not clear what effect Trump’s threat might have Oman is caught between two heavily armed and stubborn powers. Meanwhile, global supplies of oil, natural gas and related goods are only able to get through the strait at a reduced level, with ships still at risk of attack.
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01 Bloomberg Trump Will Have to Make 'Bad Deal' With Iran, Says Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Jake Sullivan, former US national security advisor in the Biden administration, said that at some point Trump is going to have to 'bite the bullet and do a bad deal' with Iran as the country ramps up its leverage in negotiations with the United States. Sullivan also discussed Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's role in the conflict, saying that Netanyahu had come to past administrations to attempt to convince past presidents to take action against Iran. (Source: Bloomberg)
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02 ZeroHedge On the question of finding a path toward broader US-Iran peace, there's still no movements on talks. Qatar is even openly saying that its direct mediation efforts won't resume until the Oman deal is finalized - which critics have complained gives Iran de facto control of operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
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03 Common Dreams 5 #000000 #FFFFFF The Iranian Parliament speaker said the strait will stay closed until the US blockade and oil embargo are lifted, and any party continuing its "aggression or threats" would face a "more severe defeat."
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04 Financial Times UAE suspends trade with Iran after saying it fired missiles at Gulf state Defence ministry says weapons were targeting maritime traffic but fell into the sea
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05 Washington Times Business The world knows that U.S. President Donald Trump is angry with Iran. But he’s not happy with the small country lying across the Strait of Hormuz from the Islamic Republic, either: Oman.
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