2026-08-18
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Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it gets in the way of America's
talk with Iran about reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fox News.
Agreement would be one component of the peace deal.
America is not involved in a parallel discussion between Oman and Iran about allowing more traffic through the waterway.
A fragile 60-day truce between America and Iran expired on Monday.
Jared Kushner, Mr Trump's son-in-law and one of his top envoys, met Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
Israel's Prime Minister rejected America's 15-point ceasefire plan for Gaza earlier this month.
Mr Netanyahu's office said the talks were constructive and that two working groups
on disarmament of Gaza and public health in the territory would be created.
Mr. Kushner met Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday.
NVIDIA agreed to guarantee up to $105 billion worth of lease payments by OpenAI,
a leading AI lab, for use of an Ohio data center being built by SB Energy.
The chipmaker also pledged to invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy,
which is backed by SoftBank, a Japanese tech investment firm.
Although designed to generate demand for its chips, NVIDIA denied the arrangement represented circular financing.
Andy Burnham, Britain's Prime Minister, exchanged text messages with someone impersonating Mr Trump's Chief of Staff,
Susie Wiles, compromising security, Politico reported.
While officials insisted no sensitive information was conveyed,