President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and many members of the administration have been hammering out the final details on a possible deal to end<\/p>\n
Rubio reiterated U.S. warnings that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened \u201cone way or the other\u201d when asked by a reporter about the U.S. strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe straits have to be open, they\u2019re going to be open,\u201d he said during a trip to India. \u201cWhat\u2019s happening there is unlawful, it\u2019s illegal, it\u2019s unsustainable for the world, it\u2019s unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were some talks going on in Qatar today, so we\u2019ll see if we can make progress,\u201d Rubio said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it\u2019ll take a few days. The president expressed his desire to make it. He\u2019s either going to make a good deal or no deal,\u201d Rubio added.<\/p>\n
American military forces conducted what U.S. Central Command said were \u201cself-defense strikes\u201d in southern Iran on Monday, \u201cto protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.\u201d<\/p>\n
The targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats trying to place mines, Capt. Tim Hawkins, a Central Command spokesperson.<\/p>\n
\u201cU.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing cease-fire,\u201d said Captain Hawkins, who declined to say which ships came under fire, where they were located, or precisely where the other U.S. strikes took place.<\/p>\n
Some of the dozens of American warplanes and nearly two dozen Navy warships, including two aircraft carriers and their escort ships enforcing a blockade against vessels trying to enter or leave Iranian ports in or around the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, were threatened by Iranian surface-to-air missiles, a senior U.S. military official said.<\/p>\n
The U.S. strikes were near the Iranian port and navy base at Bandar Abbas, the official said.<\/p>\n
American and Iranian forces have clashed in other ways since a cease-fire took effect approximately six weeks ago.<\/p>\n
But the strikes on Monday occurred as Iranian officials gathered in Qatar for negotiations on ending the war.<\/p>\n
Iran said Monday that Tehran and Washington have struck understandings on many subjects in negotiations over a deal for ending the war, but warned that a final deal is not imminent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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