[US-Israel, Iran War Day #75] Either Iran Agrees to Deal or US Can ‘Finish the Job,’ Says Trump

In Brief…

• Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi said a parliamentary committee had finalized a plan for managing the Strait of Hormuz and sent it for review, saying Tehran wanted to use the waterway as a source of leverage.
• President Trump warned Iran would be “decimated” and “finished off” if it refuses to make a deal with the US, adding that he does not need China’s help with Iran as it is totally “under control”.
• The UAE and Israel coordinated a May 6 attack on Iran’s biggest petrochemical facility in Asaluyeh in response to Tehran’s strike on the UAE’s Borouge plant, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Reuters also reported unpublicied Saudi retaliatory airstrikes on Iran in late March.
• Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister warned Iran against using the Strait of Hormuz to “pressure or to blackmail” countries astride the Persian Gulf.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] Vance says US making progress in talks with Iran