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U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that he has no intention of extending the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on ending hostilities between the U.S. and Iran. He also issued a warning to Oman, which is discussing the opening of the Strait of Hormuz with Iran, threatening that it could be bombed.
Reporter Yu Deok-gi has the story.
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U.S. President Donald Trump stated on the 17th, local time, that he has no intention of extending the 60-day truce MOU with Iran, which expired on that day.
The U.S.-Iran truce MOU, signed in June, had already been rendered virtually meaningless as military exchanges between the two sides continued repeatedly.
[Donald Trump/U.S. President: Iran wants a deal, but they won't make the kind of deal I think is necessary.]
Reiterating his claim that the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he liked the idea of declaring the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory and that he might do so.
In a previous interview with Fox News, Trump argued that "Iran must raise the white flag of surrender."
Regarding Oman, a long-time U.S. ally, he issued a warning laced with profanity, saying, "If they get in the way, we will mercilessly bomb them."
This revealed his displeasure after Oman, alongside Iran, discussed joint management measures such as transit fees for the Strait of Hormuz and prepared a joint declaration.
Trump also stated that the U.S. is communicating with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps through unofficial channels, separate from the official Iranian negotiating delegation. In response, a spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied any talks to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, dismissing Trump's claims as "delusional."
Following the expiration of the U.S.-Iran truce MOU, international oil prices surged, with Brent crude rising 2.65% and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) increasing 2.55%.
The shockwaves of tension between the U.S. and Iran are also spreading to the Red Sea, a detour route.
Yemen's pro-Iran Houthi rebels announced that they used ballistic missiles to attack one landing ship and four frigates of the Saudi Arabian armed forces near the port of Mokha in the Red Sea.
(Video by Park Choon-bae)
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