Trump threatens to bomb Oman, tells Iran to surrender

BREAKING: Trump threatens to bomb Oman and tells Iran to 'put up the white flag of surrender' as the US-Iran memorandum expires with no talks.

Trump is threatening to bomb Oman and telling Iran to surrender.

That's the story tonight. The memorandum between the United States and Iran has expired with no talks scheduled, no extension, nothing. And Trump's response, speaking earlier, was to tell Tehran to put up, in his words, the white flag of surrender.

The Oman part is what stops you. Muscat has been the quiet middleman in US Iran diplomacy for years, the place where back channels actually run. Threatening to bomb the mediator is not a negotiating posture anyone has seen before, and it tells you how little room is left. Iran has not signalled any intention to fold, and there is no table for either side to walk back to.

So here is where it stands. The diplomatic clock has run out, the channel that kept both sides talking is now itself a target, and the man setting the terms is asking for unconditional surrender. Nothing about that points toward de-escalation.

This is Dave King, reporting for HIT.

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