The Gulf Arabs now want America not to end the war prematurely, but “to finish the job” so that Iran can never again threaten its neighbors.
As deadline nears, Pakistan asks Trump for extension, Iran to open Hormuz
UPDATE: US and Iran Reportedly to Close a Deal Tonight
- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says diplomatic efforts “progressing steadily”, asks US President Donald Trump to extend a deadline for an Iran deal for two weeks and for Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it will respond outside the region and deprive the United States and its allies of oil and gas “for many years” if the US crosses “red lines” and attacks civilian facilities.
Zelenskyy says UN Security Council should act on Strait of Hormuz
The Ukrainian president has said that it’s unfortunate the 15-member body has “once again failed” to “act decisively” to respond to Iran’s “blockade” of the Strait of Hormuz.“No one should be allowed to block such globally significant sea lanes or undermine the security of dozens of nations through terrorist attacks against the freedom of navigation,” Volodomyr Zelenskyy said in a lengthy post on X.

Al Jazeera Bemoans Iran’s Attacks on Gulf Arab States
With its constant attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors, the Islamic Republic of Iran turns those neighbors, who had tried hard to remain aloof from Iran’s conflict with America, into sworn enemies of Iran, and what’s worse, from the point of view of Al Jazeera, the propaganda mouthpiece of its owner, the Emir of Qatar, Iran’s targeting of all six of its Gulf neighbors — Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman — hitting with thousands of missiles and drones their oil and gas production facilities and refineries, electrical plants, desalination plants, and airports, that only pushes those Gulf Arab states closer to Israel. Continue reading Trump & the Art of the Deal: Iran to Open Hormuz





















