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Fate of Strait of Hormuz challenges talks as Trump and Iran's supreme leader trade threats
PBS • • world
Key Points:
- Iran and Oman’s foreign ministers met to discuss the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing Iranian attacks on ships and U.S. retaliatory strikes, aiming to ensure safe passage through the crucial waterway.
- Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed revenge for the killing of his father in the war’s opening strikes, emphasizing that such retaliation is the nation’s will.
- The U.S. has accused Iran of violating an interim deal by ending waivers that allowed Iran to sell crude oil in U.S. dollars, while Iran insists on mutual compliance with the agreement.
- President Donald Trump warned of thousands of missiles aimed at Iran in response to threats against him, declaring the ceasefire over but expressing willingness to continue negotiations.
- Recent strikes in Iran killed at least 17 people and wounded over 100, with uncertainty about the attackers as Iran retaliated against Gulf Arab states following U.S. strikes.
