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Trump Calls Emergency Situation Room Meeting as Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz — Negotiations in Crisis
Iran's closure of the strategic waterway has stranded commercial vessels and threatens global oil supplies, with approximately one-fifth of world oil passing through daily.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump convened an emergency Situation Room meeting after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attending.
- Retaliating against American port embargoes, Iran reversed its reopening of the waterway on Saturday and opened fire on passing ships, with the Revolutionary Guard Navy warning that "no vessel should make any movement" or face targeting.
- Approximately one-fifth of the global oil supply passes through the Strait, threatening energy prices; India's foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador over a "serious incident" involving firing on two India-flagged merchant ships.
- As a fragile ceasefire is due to expire by Wednesday, diplomatic efforts mediated by Pakistan are nearing a critical deadline, with mediators working to arrange direct negotiations despite no set timetable.
- Trump claimed recent American military strikes resulted in "enforced regime change," while Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, issued defiant remarks, stating the navy stands "ready to inflict bitter defeats.
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Iran’s Military Fires on Ships, Re-Closes Strait of Hormuz as President Trump Convenes Emergency Meeting * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Isaac
Iran just pulled one of the most provocative moves of the entire conflict. Less than 24 hours after declaring the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reversed course completely. They slammed the strait shut, then opened fire on ships trying to pass through. President Trump wasted no time. He convened an emergency Situation Room meeting Saturday morning with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rub…
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24heures.caWhere does this gap come from between firm speeches and negotiations that seem to be moving forward?
The meeting was attended by, among others, Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessett.
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