Middle East crisis live: Trump calls Iran ‘unbelievably duplicitous’ as says US blockade will continue until ‘deal or total surrender’

Trump intensified rhetoric toward Iran, posting on Truth Social that the country is 'unbelievably duplicitous' and declaring the US blockade will persist until either a deal is reached or Iran surrenders, per the Guardian. Iran denies being in negotiations with the United States, though Tehran is reportedly in talks with Oman concerning shipping routes. Meanwhile, six Saudi-flagged supertankers have altered course in the Gulf of Aden in response to threats from Iran-aligned Houthis.

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