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Trump Plays Down Iran Escalation as Talks Focus on Hormuz
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5:15Now PlayingUS President Donald Trump said he’d prefer to avoid another escalation in the war with Iran and urged Tehran to make a deal, laying the ground for further diplomacy after both sides paused tit-for-tat strikes.
The focus has since turned to talks between Iran and Oman over restarting traffic in the strait, which has become the chief bone of contention in the five-month conflict.
Abeer Abu Omar, Middle East reporter with Bloomberg News, discusses the latest with Iran-Oman talks and the status of Strait of Hormuz transit.
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