Trump Says Iran Is a Failed State, While Rezaei Sets Conditions To Reopen Hormuz

President Donald Trump described Iran as a "failed" state and said the Iranians "are begging" to strike a deal with the United States, while also saying the United States is not negotiating with Iran and is focusing on economically punishing it.

“President Donald Trump described Iran as a "failed" state”

BBC

Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, said Iran is compiling a list of conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, including the "end of the war in the region."

Al-Jazeera Net

Rezaei told Al-Manar TV in an interview on Thursday, reported by Reuters, that Iran had reached an agreement with Oman on a shipping corridor through the strait, with ships passing through a designated channel in the center of the strait if the United States meets Iran’s conditions.

The BBC also reported that Trump wrote on Truth Social, "I do not want to meet, but they want to. In fact, they are begging to make a deal."

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Admiral Brad Cooper announced that the U.S. military has removed Iranian naval mines from internationally recognized shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, while Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said he saw "significant efforts to manipulate energy markets" to keep Trump in a losing war.

Araghchi wrote on his official X account that "internal figures within the U.S. government" were using media outlets to influence prices for personal gain, and he added that "Aliied parties with Israel" were promoting the option of war based on optimistic assessments.

Al-Jazirah Net

The CNN Arabic report also said the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran threatened to halt oil movement through the Strait of Hormuz if neighboring states helped the United States escalate its choke on Iran’s economy.

In the same BBC report, Mohsen Rezaei said ships would pass through a designated channel in the center of the strait if the United States meets Iran’s conditions, linking the Hormuz corridor to the broader dispute over war and sanctions.

Bloomberg said Republicans fear Trump’s war against Iran threatens the November midterm elections, warning that the continuation of hostilities could hurt the party’s prospects and that losing control of both chambers could subject the administration to investigations by Democratic lawmakers.

“An Ipsos-Reuters poll showed that 63% of Americans disapprove”

Bloomberg Línea

Bloomberg cited an Ipsos-Reuters poll showing that 63% of Americans disapprove of the president’s handling of the war with Iran, compared with only 25% who approve, and it said four in five respondents expect U.S. military involvement to last for an extended period.

The DW report said the war has become a crisis that threatens to undermine Trump’s presidency, noting that polls show only 31% of Americans approve of the war and that the Hormuz Strait remains heavily disrupted.

DW also reported that in May, U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper testified that forces had destroyed 161 warships and disrupted 82% of Iran’s air defense systems, while Iran still had drones and missiles and had managed to strike ships and American military facilities across the region.