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"People are on the edge now; if I put more pressure on them, they might fall off the edge. We have to be careful that no one falls off."
Iran’s security chief, Moshen Rezaei, has said that his country is preparing a list of conditions to present to the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A US official told Al Jazeera that any deal between Iran and Oman about the Strait of Hormuz is of “no concern” to the Trump administration.
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region.
CENTCOM said it attacked "minelaying forces" in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
The United Arab Emirates’ air force has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters. The Defense Ministry says the attack Monday comes after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend,
European shares dipped at the open on Monday as fresh U.S.-Iran military strikes pushed oil prices and bond yields higher, while the STOXX 600 remained on track for a fifth straight monthly gain.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. will target financial lifelines to Iran, raising risks for foreign banks, businesses and energy trade.
Iran says a proposed Strait of Hormuz framework with Oman would exclude military vessels, but the White House won't say if Trump would accept it.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.
Iran’s president says the world has accepted that it’s won the war with the United States and remarks by the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria appear to contradict official U.S. position over the Golan Heights.
On foreign assistance to Iran, the American president drew a red line last week. This week, he signaled weakness toward countries that cross that line.