Iran furiously hits back at Donald Trump claim with ‘US aggression’ warning | World | News
Iran has furiously hit back at earlier claims from Donald Trump that new talks are imminent over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign Minister, Esmaeil Baghaei said the regime was merely holding talks with Oman in order to establish a temporary safe route through the Strait of Hormuz.
He stated that there were no plans either to receive a delegation or to send one. He also noted that an agreement with Oman, despite its location along the strategic waterway, would not by itself be sufficient to facilitate the waterway’s reopening. Earlier, Donald Trump asserted that talks with Iran were scheduled to take place that day and claimed that Washington and Tehran had reached an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that Iran has largely restricted since the outbreak of the conflict.
Speaking on board Air Force One on Sunday, he said Iran “knew the extent of the attack because they saw it forming”, adding: “We are talking to them in the form of a negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon.”
In an earlier post on Truth Social, Trump said he had been asked by Iran and US allies in the Middle East to “hold off” as the “perimeters” of a deal had been agreed.
The US president did not provide details on where the Monday talks would take place or who would participate.
He further stated that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, along with key US partners including the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, had urged him not to carry out military strikes over the weekend.
Mr Trump said the proposed operation would have amounted to “the biggest attack since World War Two” and warned that it could have undermined efforts to achieve a negotiated settlement to the conflict, which has been ongoing for months.
However, he declined to say whether the planned strikes had targeted Iran’s energy infrastructure, a move that some international law experts have argued could potentially constitute a war crime.
Earlier, Iran’s acting Defence Minister, Majid Ibn al-Reza, said that Tehran regarded every threat from its adversaries as “real and credible,” even when it appeared to be part of psychological warfare.
He stressed that Iran would remain vigilant and prepared, adding that the country would neither be taken by surprise nor stand by passively in the face of potential threats.
