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“Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement!” Trump posted, adding that his representatives would travel to Islamabad, Pakistan for negotiations.
Vance is expected to be joined by envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Pakistan helped broker a two-week truce between Washington and Tehran that is set to expire Tuesday night. Iran has threatened to skip the talks, accusing the U.S. of making unrealistic demands.
The White House has publicly maintained that diplomacy remains possible, even as Trump has paired that message with renewed threats of military action if no agreement is reached.
“A US guided missile destroyer ‘intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop,” Trump wrote on a social media post Sunday. “The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, US Marines have custody of the vessel.”
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