00:00President Trump just revealed a planned strike on Iran was called off at the last minute.
00:04And the reason is raising eyebrows.
00:07According to a U.K. parliament briefing, the U.S. had a military attack on Iran scheduled for May 19.
00:14But it was paused after Arab Gulf allies objected.
00:17Trump has continued threatening extensive strikes on Iranian power plants, oil wells,
00:23and Karg Island if Tehran doesn't fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
00:27The stakes are massive.
00:29World Trade Organization data shows a 95 percent drop in crude oil shipments
00:34through Gulf ports since this conflict began, sending prices climbing worldwide.
00:39The U.S. Secretary of State has now warned
00:42that any Iranian attempt to charge tolls on the Strait would make a diplomatic deal, quote, unfeasible.
00:49With Gulf allies pulling Trump back from military action while oil shipments stay crippled,
00:54the path to actually reopening Hormuz remains stuck in limbo.
00:58The U.S. Secretary of State has now been identified in the U.S. Secretary of State.
00:59The U.S. Secretary of State has now been identified in contrast to them, as you said,
00:59much as we stand in the U.S. Secretary of State has now been identified in the U.S.P.
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