'60-Day Negotiation' Ends Empty-Handed... US and Iran Say 'No Extension'

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The 60-day negotiation deadline promised by the United States and Iran upon signing a preliminary agreement has ended with no results. With both sides declaring that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) is no longer meaningful, they have entered an endless standoff.

Reporter Kim Minpyo has the details.

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As the 60-day negotiation deadline specified in the preliminary agreement signed with Iran expired on the 17th US time, President Trump asserted that he has no intention of extending it and that Iran must surrender.

Regarding Oman, which is discussing management measures for the Strait of Hormuz with Iran, he reportedly issued a warning laced with profanity that the US would bomb them if they interfere.

[Trey Yingst / US Fox News Correspondent Reporting: President Trump warned that if Oman gets in the way of the US, he would utterly smash them.]

The New York Times evaluated that Trump expressed his own frustration over his inability to end the war, and within the US government, concerns are reportedly growing that ally Oman is leaning toward Iran.

Trump is even bringing up the idea of declaring the Strait of Hormuz US territory without considering its feasibility.

[Donald Trump / US President: I like the idea of declaring the Strait of Hormuz US territory. We can easily do it, and we have complete control over the strait. That might give Iran a headache.]

Iran stated that negotiations never even began due to widespread violations of the agreement by the US, and that the "60-day discussions" contained in the MOU no longer hold any meaning.

[Esmaeil Baghaei / Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: Because the US has extensively violated the terms of the MOU, the 60-day deadline is no longer meaningful.]

While Trump claimed there is a covert contact channel with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an IRGC spokesperson dismissed this, stating that no talks whatsoever are taking place with the US.

As diplomatic solutions face setbacks, including reports of high-ranking Iranian officials stating they will shift their military posture against the US to a full-scale offensive, international oil prices surged by over 2%.

President Trump's approval rating plummeted to 33%, the lowest since the launch of his second administration.

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