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Iranian Revolutionary Guard Threatens Strait of Hormuz Cable Attacks as U.S. Moves Troops
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Iran says talks with the United States remain open, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar. Straits of Hormuz incidents mark renewed tensions affecting global oil transit.
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Ceasefire talks continue
The U.S. military has been at posts in the Middle East due to ongoing regional and direct threats from Iran, and CBS News reported that the latest attack targeted King Fahd International Airport in the eastern Saudi city of Dammam, killing at least one person and injuring eight more.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that indirect negotiations with the U.S. continue over a seven-day ceasefire proposal, with the U.S. seeking new clauses.
A senior official with Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened Wednesday to target undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz and other U.S. "investments" if the U.S. launches new strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
The U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins told CBS News, "We regularly move U.S. service members and assets to optimize mission readiness."
The U.S. State Department ordered non-essential U.S. embassy personnel and their families to depart Saudi Arabia, and State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said, "Iranian-supported Houthis have increasingly engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia."
Tehran sets conditions
Tehran told Islamabad, which is mediating between it and Washington, that there will be no talks with the United States until its demands are met, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm. Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian told Asim Munir that "Americans must first lift the threats and sanctions, and after that we can begin dialogue with them," and he added, "Our people do not trust America today." Mohsen Rezaei told Munir that "Not even a tiny amount of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran," and he said negotiations will not resume before Washington takes steps to build trust.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghji said the United States and Israel may wage a new war on Iran, and he added, "They have tested us before, and they can test us again." The Al Jazeera report said Tehran insisted on uranium enrichment as a right under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, while Trump called for "zero uranium enrichment."
Uranium roadblock and stakes
Gulf News said the U.S. deployed the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier strike group and the USS Makin Island amphibious group as fresh diplomatic efforts hit a deadlock over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Gulf News reported that Mohsen Rezaei told visiting Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, "Not even a tiny bit of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran," and it said Iran described the material as a national asset.
Gulf News also said Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf argued Washington must fulfil Iran's seven conditions, including ending the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, releasing frozen assets and halting regional hostilities.
In parallel, Al Jazeera said the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was the focus of the June Memorandum of Understanding, and it reported that the MoU stated Iran "shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons".
Fox News quoted Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, saying Tehran would not surrender any enriched uranium or negotiate with the U.S. until Washington rebuilt trust and met Iran's conditions.