Trump threatens to end Iran war; tankers hit mines — SkimNews
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- Trump said the war on Iran will end "very soon, one way or the other," warning Tehran that it must either make a deal or "we'll just end it."
- IRGC said two crude oil tankers caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest reported strike on Gulf-linked shipping.
- Gulf nations condemned Friday's attack on a Qatari LNG carrier — an incident separate from the two crude oil tankers the IRGC said struck mines.
- Abbas Araghchi said talks with mediators over a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are ongoing, and expressed hope the US has "enough sense to choose diplomacy."
- Qatari mediators held a third consecutive day of talks with Iran aimed at ending the US-Iran war, according to the Straits Times — the same mediation track Araghchi says centers on a two-day reopening plan.
- Netanyahu joined a reported call with Trump on the state of the Iran war, with other coverage describing Israeli preparations for renewed conflict ahead of the US midterms and a Trump warning that the US still has "one or two sites" to take care of.
Why it matters: The most concrete test of Trump's "very soon" claim sits in the water: two crude tankers struck mines, a Qatari LNG carrier was attacked Friday, and mediators' reopening plan spans just two days. Iran's oil and LNG shipments and the war's exit now run through that same narrow waterway.
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