Gaza Genocide09 August, 20263 min read
Donald Trump Says U.S. Is Handling Iran Negotiations Discreetly Over Strait of Hormuz
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Iran talks, Gaza absent
The provided reporting centers on U.S. President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, not on the war in Gaza.
In an Axios interview cited by LaSexta, Trump said, “We’re handling it discreetly,” and described the U.S. approach as negotiating “only… partially” while “observing Iran, with its enormous inflation and the liquidity shortage they suffer,”.
LaSexta also quotes Trump saying, “The U.S. naval blockade has exacerbated the regime’s economic crisis,” as Iran, Oman, and the United States negotiate an agreement to regulate traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
The same LaSexta account says Trump framed the back-and-forth with Iran as “It’s like a chess game,” while Iran presented demands including the end of the naval blockade and the lifting of sanctions.
Separately, Euronews reports the Wall Street Journal’s account that Trump is studying declaring “victory” over Iran and ending the war without reaching an agreement on its nuclear program, while a White House official said Washington “has achieved all of its military objectives against Iran.”
Hormuz as leverage
Euronews says the Wall Street Journal reported Trump may be more willing to extend a ceasefire “indefinitely” if Washington is assured Tehran cannot revive its nuclear program, while synchronizing that with restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Euronews also quotes Trump as saying, “I think it will end very soon,” and adds that when asked about the Strait of Hormuz he said it is “kind of open at the moment.” In the same Euronews report, IRGC commander Mohammad Bagher Zolfaghari announced on Friday that the strait will not be reopened until the United States “corrects its behavior,” and listed conditions including stopping attacks against Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, and Palestine.
LaSexta similarly describes the negotiation track as involving Iran, Oman, and the United States, with Iran seeking partial control over traffic in the strait as part of the pending agreement. The LaSexta account also says Iran presented demands to the United States before Tehran proceeds to reopen maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, including the end of the naval blockade and the lifting of sanctions.
Pressure, monitoring, stakes
Euronews reports that the Wall Street Journal said Trump believes American intelligence capabilities will likely be able to detect any Iranian attempt to rebuild damaged nuclear facilities or secretly work on manufacturing a nuclear bomb. Euronews also says officials expect Trump to lift the U.S. naval blockade if Iran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz to navigation, while keeping the military option on the table if Tehran continues to target ships. NPR frames Trump’s search for an endgame in Iran as a concern about how a prolonged war could reshape a presidency, quoting Trump at the June G7 summit in France: “Not too many are great and some really bad.”
NPR also quotes Trump saying, “I didn't want to be was the late, great Herbert Hoover,” and describes the political fear of being compared to Herbert Hoover as the war’s economic toll grows. Across the accounts, the stakes described in the sources are economic pressure and energy transit through the Strait of Hormuz, with LaSexta emphasizing “enormous inflation and the liquidity shortage” and Euronews tying the administration’s priorities to keeping global energy supplies flowing via the waterway.