This week, the United States launched a new round of sanctions against Iran on the grounds that Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz. According to a report by the American CBS network on the 10th, senior U.S. officials claimed on Friday that Iranian officials privately told Trump’s advisors that firing shots at merchant ships in the Hormuz Strait was a “mistake,” and that these attacks came from “some misguided hardliners.”
"They returned to the negotiation table and said, 'We messed up. We made a mistake. Let's continue negotiating.'"
The Iranian side has not responded to this yet. Reports indicate that Iran hopes to continue the negotiations. The White House believes that the attack on the merchant ship violates the ceasefire agreement and hopes that Iran will publicly admit its mistake. U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed a team consisting of Vice President Williams, his son-in-law Kushner, Special Envoy Wheatcroft, and Secretary of State Rubio to continue promoting the negotiations. The related talks will take place in Oman on Saturday.
The US officials also stated that if Iran continues to take hostile actions, the United States will respond with both military and economic measures.
After the meeting in Oman, the U.S. government expects Iran to maintain the Strait of Hormuz open and manage it in a manner similar to before the conflict erupted. The official said that if this is not their position, “today would not be a good day for them.”
We are definitely in a observing stage.
Also, officials said that Trump gave American negotiators time and space to reach an agreement, but the time was limited.
On the 7th and 8th of this month, the US military carried out military strikes against Iran for two consecutive days, citing the recent attacks by Iran on merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks against US facilities in countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan.
On July 10 local time, Trump posted on his social media platform “Real Social” that Iran wishes to continue negotiations with the US, and the US has agreed to continue these negotiations. Subsequently, the US Treasury website announced new sanctions against Iran.
But later in the evening, Iran's Foreign Minister Spokesperson Baghiae said that Iran had never put forth a demand for negotiations with the United States.
