Like shifting winds, plans for the future of the Strait of Hormuz – and their chance of success – change almost daily.
US President Donald Trump said an agreement could be reached this week.
“It could happen. Tomorrow or the next day,” Trump said Tuesday. “A lot of progress has been made. And they called me and they said, ‘Please let’s talk.’”
But he again threatened to attack Iran should no deal be reached.
Even so, there’s no consensus even on who is talking to who. Iran has persistently said it is talking solely with Oman on a temporary arrangement for the vital waterway.
