US Expels Iranian Delegation, Trump Warns of Post-Midterm Strikes as Brent Tops $103
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 1
US Expels Iranian Delegation, Trump Warns of Post-Midterm Strikes as Brent Tops $103
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 1
Summary
Marco Rubio told Iran’s delegation to leave New York after weekend talks with Qatari mediators failed again, delivering a sharp rebuke more than seven months into the war.
Trump then said it was “possible” the U.S. would intensify bombing after November’s midterm elections, adding Washington had spent the past six months rebuilding its weapons stockpile.
The impasse centers on a seven-day confidence-building plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Washington and Tehran still split over the sequencing of shipping access, nuclear steps and economic relief.
Iran said the delegation’s Monday departure had already been scheduled, but the breakdown still kept pressure on energy markets even as regional exports recovered toward pre-war levels.
Brent settled above $103 a barrel and U.S. gasoline averaged about $4.43 a gallon Wednesday, underscoring the global stakes around a waterway that carried roughly one-fifth of oil and LNG supplies before the war.