Middle East crisis live: US and Iran trade threats but Trump insists Tehran wants deal
Summary
The United States and Iran have exchanged strong warnings amid ongoing conflict concerns. President Donald Trump said the US might strike Iran again if they do not agree to a deal, while Iran’s military warned it could expand the war beyond the Middle East. A South Korean oil tanker recently passed safely through a key waterway near Iran despite recent attacks on other vessels.Key Facts
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened to expand the war beyond the Middle East if the US attacks again.
- President Trump said he was close to ordering new strikes on Iran but delayed, hoping for a peace deal.
- Iran reportedly proposed a peace plan through Pakistan, a mediator.
- Iran’s military said it is using the ceasefire to improve its combat skills.
- A South Korean oil tanker passed safely through the Strait of Hormuz carrying 2 million barrels of oil.
- Two recent attacks on South Korean ships in the area caused injuries, but Iran denied involvement.
- The US Senate moved forward a resolution to end the Iran war unless President Trump gets Congress’s approval to continue.
- Oil prices initially dropped on hopeful signals of peace but then rose again.
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