Middle East latest: Iran offers to open strait in two days if US meets demands – The National

Middle East latest: Iran offers to open strait in two days if US meets demands  The National

Number of vessels targeted in Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Gulf more than double September's total ‘US presence

in the Gulf will change, not vanish’, says Parag Khanna Kurdish Deputy PM: US never planned to arm Iranian opposition

Vessel targeting in the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Gulf was reported at more than twice September’s total. The reported comparison covered all three named waterways. Across those waters, the level of vessels targeted was described as exceeding double the September figure. The reported vessel-targeting total was therefore above twice the level recorded for September overall. Parag Khanna said the US presence in the Gulf would change, rather than vanish.

His statement indicated that a US presence would remain while changing. Separately, the Kurdish Deputy Prime Minister said the US had never planned to arm the Iranian opposition. The deputy prime minister’s statement addressed US plans regarding arming that opposition, saying that no such plan had existed at any point.