United States (US) President Donald Trump has urged Iran to surrender\nin order to end the conflict with the US. The call was made as peace\nnegotiation efforts between the two countries were marked by\ndeadlock.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey should wave the white flag of surrender,\u201d Trump said in a\nrecent telephone interview with Fox News reporters, as reported by\nReuters on Tuesday (18\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n
The interim agreement signed by Washington and Tehran in June\nestablished an \u201cimmediate and permanent cessation of military operations\non all fronts\u201d.<\/p>\n
However, the agreement quickly collapsed when Trump announced that it\nwas \u201cover\u201d on 7 July. Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the\nagreement was \u201csuspended\u201d a week later.<\/p>\n
Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), the US and Iran\ncommitted to negotiating a final agreement \u2014 covering broader issues\nsuch as the fate of Iran\u2019s nuclear programme \u2014 within a maximum of 60\ndays, which could be extended by mutual agreement.<\/p>\n
Monday (17\/8) marked the end of the 60-day deadline since the MoU was\nsigned by Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.<\/p>\n
Trump Threatens to Bombard Oman if It Blocks the Opening of the\nStrait of Hormuz<\/p>\n
Separately, Iran and Oman held talks in an effort to reach an\nagreement to restore commercial shipping activity in the Strait of\nHormuz, the vital shipping lane through which 20 per cent of global oil\nand gas supplies passed before war erupted in late February.<\/p>\n
Responding to the talks, Trump threatened to strike Oman if the\ncountry obstructed a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Oman gets in the way, we will bomb them to smithereens,\u201d Trump\nsaid in the Fox News interview.<\/p>\n
The dispute over control of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a rise\nin fuel prices and put pressure on Trump to end a war that is strongly\nopposed within the US.<\/p>\n
In a statement via Truth Social on Monday (17\/8), Trump stressed that\nIran cannot obtain nuclear weapons under any circumstances.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe primary objective is \u2014 and will always be \u2014 that Iran must not\npossess nuclear weapons in any shape or form,\u201d the US President\nasserted, repeating one of the reasons he has previously given to\njustify US military operations against Iran.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/peace-negotiations-stall-trump-urges-iran-to-surrender-1787039729", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }