Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if it \u201cgets in the way\u201d of a deal with Iran<\/a> on the strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender.<\/p>\n Referring to ongoing talks between Oman and Iran on control of the strait, while Washington is also pursuing its own talks, Trump told Fox News journalist Trey Yingst:<\/p>\n double quotation markIf Oman gets in the way, we\u2019ll bomb the shit out of them.<\/p>\n He added that Iran should \u201cput up the white flag of surrender,\u201d according to Yingst\u2019s post on X on his interview with the president.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.31 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Closing summary<\/p>\n US president Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman<\/a> if it \u201cgets in the way\u201d of a deal with Iran<\/a> on the strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender. Referring to ongoing talks between Oman and Iran on control of the strait, while Washington is also pursuing its own talks, Trump told Fox News journalist Trey Yingst: \u201cIf Oman gets in the way, we\u2019ll bomb the shit out of them.\u201d<\/p>\n Two Iranian drones targeted the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister\u2019s office and the home of the autonomous region\u2019s intelligence chief overnight, authorities said on Monday. Masrour Barzani said that an investigation by the region\u2019s counter-terrorism unit found that his \u201cpersonal office and the home of the head of the Security and Intelligence Agency were targeted by Iranian drone attacks earlier today\u201d.<\/p>\n Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that a 60-day deadline for negotiations included in June\u2019s memorandum of understanding was \u201cirrelevant\u201d because the US had violated the deal early on. \u201cWe did not begin any negotiations because, a few weeks after the signing, widespread violations of the agreement began, thereby rendering the 60-day provision irrelevant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner<\/a> discussed putting an American general in charge of verifying Hamas\u2019s disarmament on Monday, an Israeli official said, as the premier insisted there would be no pullout from Gaza until then. Kushner, president Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law, flew to the region after Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election fight, publicly rejected the latest part of a US plan aimed at ending the devastating Gaza<\/a> war.<\/p>\n Israeli flags planted on a main coastal highway in southern Lebanon are a violation of a UN security council resolution, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said on \u2060Monday, urging all sides \u2060to avoid \u201cprovocative actions\u201c. Israel\u2019s military \u200binvaded a swathe of southern Lebanon during a war with Hezbollah earlier this year, establishing a self-declared security zone it says aims to shield northern Israel from attacks \u2060by the Iran-backed group.<\/p>\n Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels said on Monday they had targeted a Saudi military vessel and four accompanying boats in the Red Sea as part of their maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia. Yahya Saree, military spokesperson for the Iran-backed group, said it had \u201csucceeded in targeting a military landing ship belonging to the Saudi enemy, accompanied by four military patrol boats, in the Red Sea off the coast of Mokha, using several ballistic missiles\u201d.<\/p>\n Israeli soldiers have stood guard as bulldozers demolished a Palestinian building in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Authorities cited the apparent lack of a building permit to justify the destruction in Qalandia, south of Ramallah.<\/p>\n The UN rights chief voiced alarm Monday at the rising civilian toll of escalating hostilities in Yemen, urging restraint and an immediate de-escalation to avoid plunging the country back into a full-scale war. \u201cI urge all parties to halt immediately any actions that risk returning Yemen to full-scale conflict,\u201d Volker T\u00fcrk said in a statement, as renewed fighting between the Houthi rebels and the government undermined a 2022 truce.<\/p>\n Eight Muslim-majority countries have condemned Israel<\/a> for rejecting Trump\u2019s Gaza roadmap, saying it \u201cfundamentally undermines the collective efforts undertaken to achieve a just and lasting peace.\u201d The joint statement \u2013 signed by Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan \u2013 was issued during Trump\u2019s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner\u2019s visit to the Middle East.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.48 EDT<\/p>\n Two Iranian drones targeted the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister\u2019s office and the home of the autonomous region\u2019s intelligence chief overnight, authorities said on Monday.<\/p>\n Masrour Barzani said that an investigation by the region\u2019s counter-terrorism unit found that his \u201cpersonal office and the home of the head of the Security and Intelligence Agency were targeted by Iranian drone attacks earlier today\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to the security and stability of the Kurdistan region.\u201d<\/p>\n There were no reported casualties in the attack.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner discussed putting an American general in charge of verifying Hamas\u2019s disarmament on Monday, an Israeli official said, as the premier insisted there would be no pullout from Gaza until then.<\/p>\n Kushner, president Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law, flew to the region after Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election fight, publicly rejected the latest part of a US plan aimed at ending the devastating Gaza<\/a> war.<\/p>\n Kushner, who has long family ties to Netanyahu, met with him in Jerusalem a day after holding rare direct talks in Egypt with Hamas<\/a>, which has publicly committed itself to the plan and to disarmament, winning praise from Trump but prompting deep scepticism in Israel.<\/p>\n The two sides \u201cagreed that no redeployment or reconstruction would take place in the Gaza Strip before Hamas is disarmed throughout Gaza\u201d, a senior Israeli official told AFP.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Vessels near the strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, earlier on today.<\/p>\n Vessels near the strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, 17 August 2026. Photograph: ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Israeli flags planted on a main coastal highway in southern Lebanon are a violation of a UN security council resolution, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said on \u2060Monday, urging all sides \u2060to avoid \u201cprovocative actions\u201c.<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s military \u200binvaded a swathe of southern Lebanon during a war with Hezbollah earlier this year, establishing a self-declared security zone it says aims to shield northern Israel from attacks \u2060by the Iran-backed group.<\/p>\n A video posted on Sunday by Israel\u2019s Channel 12 news journalist Amit Segal showed Israeli flags flying along the Naqoura-Tyre coastal road, a primary artery for southern Lebanon and \u2060a route used by the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).<\/p>\n The footage appeared to have been taken from a military vehicle.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that a 60-day deadline for negotiations included in June\u2019s memorandum of understanding was \u201cirrelevant\u201d because the US had violated the deal early on.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did not begin any negotiations because, a few weeks after the signing, widespread violations of the agreement began, thereby rendering the 60-day provision irrelevant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels said on Monday they had targeted a Saudi military vessel and four accompanying boats in the Red Sea as part of their maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n Yahya Saree, military spokesperson for the Iran-backed group, said it had \u201csucceeded in targeting a military landing ship belonging to the Saudi enemy, accompanied by four military patrol boats, in the Red Sea off the coast of Mokha, using several ballistic missiles\u201d.<\/p>\n He went on to claim that the ship and number of other boats were sunk or burned, though the claim could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n Riyadh did not immediately respond to the announcement.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n US forces currently stationed in the Kurdish region of Iraq have begun withdrawing ahead of a 30 September deadline agreed upon between Washington and Baghdad to end the US military<\/a> presence in Iraq.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Trump\u2019s threat to bomb Oman is not the first. In May, he told reporters during a Cabinet meeting that \u201cOman will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Iran said it has reached an agreement with Oman over a plan for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, which runs between the countries, and the sides are now working to finalise details for a joint statement.<\/p>\n Iranian Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told reporters in Tehran that \u201can understanding has been reached regarding the map of the transit route.\u201d<\/p>\n He did not elaborate, but details that have previously emerged suggest the deal would reopen the strait with ships entering through a route close to Iran and exiting through a route close to Oman. Ships would transit without paying fees or tolls during an interim period.<\/p>\n The US has sought an acceptable deal on opening the strait before ending its blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n Iran effectively closed the strait \u2013 through which roughly one-fifth of the world\u2019s traded oil supplies passed before the war \u2013 after Israel<\/a> and the U.S. attacked the country on 28 February.<\/p>\n Baghaei conceded the talks with Oman have gone slowly, \u201cbut we had planned, and still plan, to finalise the understanding in the form of a package: the map plus a joint statement.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Iran says it is working to finalise a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fully reopening the waterway has been a key US demand, and President Donald Trump has again threatened Oman.<\/p>\n The 60-day negotiating period to find a peace deal between the US and Iran<\/a> is soon expiring , with no word of an extension and both sides seemingly as far apart as they were at the start, AP report.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Trump said the 60-day deadline on talks to end the war was irrelevant and said there was no timeline, Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said. Trump said the US has a back channel for talks with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yingst added.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u2060Iran will \u2060escalate \u2060tensions in \u200bthe Strait of \u2060Hormuz and wider \u2060region \u200bif \u200cdiplomacy \u200cwith the \u200cUS fails, a senior Iranian official \u200ctold Reuters on \u200bMonday, pointing to an \u2060Iranian policy \u200bshift relying \u200bon \u200boffence \u200brather than \u200cdefence.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if it \u201cgets in the way\u201d of a deal with Iran<\/a> on the strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender.<\/p>\n Referring to ongoing talks between Oman and Iran on control of the strait, while Washington is also pursuing its own talks, Trump told Fox News journalist Trey Yingst:<\/p>\n double quotation markIf Oman gets in the way, we\u2019ll bomb the shit out of them.<\/p>\n He added that Iran should \u201cput up the white flag of surrender,\u201d according to Yingst\u2019s post on X on his interview with the president.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.31 EDT<\/p>\n Israeli soldiers have stood guard as bulldozers demolished a Palestinian building in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Authorities cited the apparent lack of a building permit to justify the destruction in Qalandia, south of Ramallah.<\/p>\n The building in Qalandia, south of Ramallah, is demolished by Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank. Photograph: Zain Jaafar\/AFP\/Getty ImagesA Palestinian man watches as Israeli bulldozers demolish the Palestinian building. Photograph: Zain Jaafar\/AFP\/Getty ImagesPalestinian men sit with furniture that was removed before the demolition of a Palestinian building by Israeli forces. 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