Iran threatens Gulf offensive after U.S. talks stall
Iran will adopt a “fully offensive” military posture if Tehran and Washington fail to reach a durable peace agreement, Reuters reported on Aug. 17.
Iran has vowed to adopt a "fully offensive" military stance if no durable peace agreement can be reached between Tehran and Washington, according to Reuters on August 17. An unnamed senior Iranian official told the news agency that Iran's entities must be ready to heighten tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and beyond, prepared to make difficult decisions and take necessary actions.
Iran has also threatened precise and timely military actions to break the U.S. naval blockade if diplomacy were to fail. The memorandum of understanding, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump in Versailles in June, required Iran and the United States to reach a final peace accord by August 17. However, the memorandum fell apart due to a dispute over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran is concurrently negotiating with Oman over the management of the strait, with officials stating they are close to an agreement. However, if Oman gets in the way, Trump had previously threatened, "We'll bomb the shit out of them," as reported by Fox News on the same day.
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