Live Updates: Trump unloads on GOP critics as UK prepares Hormuz deployment amid Iran talks
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Key Points:
- Hundreds of British sailors aboard the RFA Lyme Bay are preparing to deploy to the Strait of Hormuz to assist in clearing mines, utilizing mine-hunting sea drones equipped with sonar to detect threats more efficiently.
- The Lyme Bay is expected to join the British destroyer HMS Dragon and allied air support ships before transiting the Suez Canal en route to the Persian Gulf, amid concerns that Iran could deploy various types of mines in the strategic waterway.
- President Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that the U.S. will either secure a "meaningful" deal with Iran or no deal at all, criticizing the previous Obama-era JCPOA agreement and emphasizing that the current administration aims for a much stronger pact.
- Trump also targeted several Republican and Democratic lawmakers in his posts, accusing them of disloyalty and ineffectiveness, while affirming that the U.S. blockade against Iran will remain in place until a deal is finalized.