Iran Rejects Donald Trump’s Direct Talks, Warns Oman-Mediated Host Countries of U.S. Attack

Iran rejected Donald Trump’s request for direct negotiations but an Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran seeks indirect talks through Oman, which has long served as a communication channel between the two countries.

“Israel Raises Readiness Level on the Lebanon Border Amid Possible US Attack on Iran The Israeli army, because of the possibility of a U”

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The official said Iran opposes the United States’ call for direct talks about its nuclear program and warned host countries hosting American bases that if they interfere in the attack, they could be targeted.

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The same Reuters account said Iran has warned Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, and Bahrain that any support for a U.S. attack on Iran, including the use of airspace or territory by American forces, will be treated as an act of hostility and will have severe consequences for them.

DW also reported that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has placed the country’s armed forces on full alert, and that warnings from Donald Trump about military action after intense clashes in Gaza and Lebanon have raised concerns across the region.

DW further said a senior Iranian official described the first round of indirect talks as mediated by the Omanis, with Khamenei appointing Abbas Araghchi or Majid Takht-Ravanchi to attend any talks with the United States in Muscat.

As rumors of a possible U.S. attack on Iran grew, the Israeli army placed its Home Front Command at the highest level of readiness, according to Anadolu Ajansı, and raised the readiness level on the northern border with Lebanon.

Anadolu Ajansı said the main aim was to counter possible retaliatory actions by Hezbollah along the northern borders and to prevent being caught off guard in a multi-front war.

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The report quoted an Israeli army spokesperson saying, "The army remains in full readiness in case of an imminent U.S. attack on Iran, and if we are attacked, we will respond decisively."

Euronews reported that the Houthis warned on Sunday that the continuation of Israeli military operations in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran could lead to the outbreak of a wide war that would threaten international security and peace.

Euronews added that the Ansar Allah movement accused Israel of exploiting the international community’s preoccupation with tensions with Iran to achieve its aims in Palestine and Lebanon, and described the group’s position as a violation of international humanitarian law and a breach of the ceasefire.

The escalation across Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran is framed in the sources as part of a widening regional contest, with the DW account linking Trump’s warnings about military action after clashes in Gaza and Lebanon to broader anxieties in the Gulf.

“It seems the Houthis are adopting a cautious approach in dealing with the regional escalation”

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In the Iranian-focused account, the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in October 2023 intensified tensions between Iran and Israel, and it says the United States ordered air strikes against two Iran-backed facilities on October 26, 2023, and 85 other Iran-linked targets in the two countries on February 2, 2024.

The same source says Iran retaliated after an April 1 suspicious airstrike against the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, Syria that killed two Iranian generals and five military advisers, launching more than 300 drone and missile attacks.

Yeni Şafak reported that Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch said Israel had not achieved decisive victory on any of the three battle fronts, and he added, "there is no ceasefire in the north Lebanon; there is a war."

Yeni Şafak also stated that Israel has been conducting a wide-scale attack on Lebanon since 2 March, leaving 3,412 dead, 10,269 wounded, and more than a million displaced, according to official figures.