The last 24 hours have shown again that we must seriously question whatever any of us read or hear in the media regarding Iran, the United States, and the Middle East. Trump said that negotiations were continuing on Monday, and that he expects a successful diplomatic solution. They are, however, having confirmed high-level negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Qatar about "realizing the potential for regional cooperation and political solutions." And while they are doing all of this, in the early hours of Monday morning, Iran attacked two more vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, northeast of Khasab. Until then, let us all pray that it is not an Iran-Oman alliance that charges for and totally controls the Strait.