Donald Trump Reports Ten-Day Ultimatum for Strikes on Iranian Energy Sector
- His Foreign Minister, Marco Rubio, arrived in France on Friday, the second day of a G7 meeting largely focused on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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10,000 ADDITIONAL AMERICAN SOLDIERS?
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon is considering sending an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East.
IRAN’S ATTACKS ON ISRAEL
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard said Friday that it targeted military and energy sites in Israel and Gulf countries using missiles and drones.
The American Foreign Minister, Marco Rubio, stated on Thursday that he was in the “interest” of the G7 countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, blocked by Iran, expressing Washington’s disappointment with its allies.
Rubio noted “progress” in discussions with Iran but refrained from speculating on the outcome, indicating that messages were being exchanged through intermediary countries.
Germany, Canada, the UK, France, Italy, and Japan made clear their desire to find a diplomatic solution to the American-Israeli military offensive in Iran, impacting global economies due to the month-long blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Tehran.
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