Yeah, Ukraine & Israel on the same side? That sounds vaguely familiar and consistent for the last 2 1/2 years. Anyway, it’s a Thursday for the cease fire, so the second flare-up this week, coincided with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha celebrated across the region, where multiple countries have been caught up in the conflict triggered by U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted the U.S. base responsible for an early-morning attack near Bandar Abbas airport and that any repeat would lead to a "more decisive response", Tasnim news agency reported.
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Oil prices rebounded before the weekend, with U.S. crude futures up around 3% after falling 5% on Wednesday, while stocks fell and the dollar rose on fading investor confidence in a “peace deal” that many see as key to easing global inflation risks.
Anyway, Trump dismissed an Iranian state TV report about an unofficial draft of an agreement to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to prewar levels within a month, with Iran and Gulf state Oman jointly managing traffic.
Trump said no single country would have control over the waterway, and appeared to threaten Oman, with which the U.S. has decades-long military and economic ties.
"Nobody's going to control (the strait)," Trump said. "It's international waters, and Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up. They understand that, they'll be fine."
(Oman is a long-standing partner of the U.S. and grants the U.S. military access to its Oman Air Facilities and naval ports, such as the strategic base at Duqm)
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted the U.S. base responsible for an early-morning attack near Bandar Abbas airport and that any repeat would lead to a "more decisive response", Tasnim news agency reported.
Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump's approval — Reuters
The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Reuters, though U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to approve it and Iranian state media said it had not been finalized.
Anyway, Trump dismissed an Iranian state TV report about an unofficial draft of an agreement to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to prewar levels within a month, with Iran and Gulf state Oman jointly managing traffic.
Trump said no single country would have control over the waterway, and appeared to threaten Oman, with which the U.S. has decades-long military and economic ties.
"Nobody's going to control (the strait)," Trump said. "It's international waters, and Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up. They understand that, they'll be fine."
(Oman is a long-standing partner of the U.S. and grants the U.S. military access to its Oman Air Facilities and naval ports, such as the strategic base at Duqm)
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