US Joint Chiefs chairman urges exit strategy for Iran conflict: CNN
CNN reports the US Joint Chiefs chairman told advisers Washington needs a way out of war with Iran, as CENTCOM redirects shipping amid renewed blockade.
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AICNN has reported that US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kin told President Donald Trump's advisers that Washington needs to find a way out of the war with Iran.
On the ground, US Central Command announced it has rerouted 51 commercial ships and disabled two since the maritime blockade on Iran was reinstated.
Reuters quoted a US official as saying the United States will lift the blockade on Iranian ports once an agreement is reached to resume unrestricted commercial shipping.
The US official added that progress has been made in talks between Oman and Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz, and an agreement is expected soon.