Iran on Monday set a deadline for the United States for full implementation of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two countries, warning of an escalation in the Strait of Hormuz and the entire region if diplomacy fails.
US President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if the country gets in the way of the US blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Fox News reported. it is working to finalise a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz While Iran has reiterated that it had not resumed talks with the US. Tehran has warned of an escalation in the Strait of Hormuz and the entire region if diplomacy fails, saying it would not wait for the US to continue its naval blockade of Iranian ports indefinitely.
This came even as US President Donald Trump threatened Oman “if it gets in the way” of Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports. In a phone interview, Trump told Fox News journalist Trey Yingst, “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the sh** out of them”.
Tehran said both sides were now working to finalise details for a joint statement, the Associated Press reported. He was referring o ongoing talks between Oman and Iran on control of the strait, while Washington is also pursuing its own talks. He referred to it as Washington’s “number one goal.
Trump also said that Iran should “put up the white flag of surrender,” according to Yingst’s post on X on his interview with the president. He said he had “no time schedule” and was “not in a hurry”. Iran said it has reached an agreement with Oman over a plan for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, which runs between the countries. Trump’s remarks come days after US Vice President JD Vance said last week that the administration had two goals in the war, including ensuring the continued flow of oil and gas from Gulf countries.
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said Iran “cannot have, in any way, shape, or form, a nuclear weapon.
