The previous thread has been archived (https://www.ukhillwalking.com/forums/off_belay/trump_iran_and_a_flawed_deal-68...) but it seems some new revelations shine a light on why Trump might have wanted to come down hard on Iran and Oman:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/politics/tr...