Trump warns US doesn’t need Iran deal to get enriched uranium
econews. Trump also said that he did not want to meet with Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
"We could get it right now. I don't think they could stop us if we wanted, but there's no reason to. It's entombed," he told reporters in the Oval Office.
Oman has reportedly suspended oil loading operations at the Mina al Fahal terminal following an explosion near the facility. The blast occurred between the terminal's SBM 1 and SBM 2 single-buoy mooring berths and was allegedly caused by a drone attack, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Iran-backed Hezbollah on Thursday rejected a new US-brokered ceasefire proposal in Lebanon, saying the group was not involved in the negotiations.
Meanwhile, Israel continued strikes in southern Lebanon, with defence minister Israel Katz saying military operations would continue and troops would not withdraw.
- Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium
- Oman suspends oil loading at Mina al Fahal terminal following explosion, sources say
- Hezbollah rejects ceasefire as Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon
- UN nuclear watchdog says it's been unable to inspect Iranian facilities
Several oil industry executives have reportedly privately warned the White House that the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is straining global oil inventories and could lead to gas price spikes in the coming weeks.
For more than three months, Americans have been forced to confront high gas prices as a result of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. The conflict has disrupted global oil production because Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 34 percent of the world’s oil passes.
But executives from unidentified oil companies have warned senior administration officials in recent weeks that they’re concerned prices could rise further as a result of diminishing oil supplies, four executives told Politico.
