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Iran. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon where we've totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it?" Trump said. " A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody
Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas on June 8, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb1%2Fdc%2Facd91557431abc61989223fc8507%2Fgettyimages-2279879749.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5854970/trump-iran-peace-deal-cancel-strikes) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [U.S. and Iran peace deal within reach, Pakistan's prime minister says](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5854970/trump-iran-peace-deal-cancel-strikes) Iran
Trump’s critics have argued that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the US and the war only advances the [interests of Israel](/news/2026/3/1/netanyahus-war-analysts-say-trumps-iran-strikes-benefit-israel-not-us) at the expense of the safety and prosperity
Trump said US forces would begin [escorting stranded ships](/news/2026/5/4/trumps-project-freedom-can-us-navy-guide-stuck-ships-out-of-hormuz) through the Strait of Hormuz, signalling a direct challenge to Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of the world
Trump’s pressing concerns as he visits Beijing is how to find a way to reopen the strait of Hormuz**, through which half of China’s crude oil passes. China has been more insulated from
Trump’s demands as excessive. For its part, Iran has called for frozen Iranian assets to be released and foreign sanctions on its economy to be lifted. [Control over the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/18/iran-sends-response-to-us-proposal-to-end-war-via-mediator-pakistan-2
Iran close the Strait of Hormuz, has sent gasoline prices soaring in the US and fuelled inflation. Critics have [accused Trump](/news/2026/3/1/netanyahus-war-analysts-say-trumps-iran-strikes-benefit-israel-not-us) of allowing Israel to drag the US into a war that does
threat). Trump posted 2,249 times in the first four months of 2026, an average of just under 19 posts per day. The most common topic Trump posted about – at about 14% of his posts
strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace deal with the US, signed just days ago. The Islamic Revolutionary
Hormuz will be ensured as the United States threats end and with new procedures in place, the navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said, after the US said it was pausing operations
Strait of Hormuz. In New Delhi, Rubio oversaw a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new wing of the US embassy. The top US diplomat called the building a “sign of our commitment to this important
Strait of Hormuz. “If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday, signalling that Washington for now would not send negotiators
Strait of Hormuz. Trump has repeatedly promised to resume attacks if no progress is made on stalled ceasefire talks, writing on social media early Wednesday, there would be “[NO MORE MR. NICE GUY](/news/2026/4/29/no-more-mr-nice-guy-trump-threatens-iran-to-get-smart-in-peace-talks)“. Here
threats and promises that a diplomatic breakthrough is within reach. The most recent flurry of negotiations has stalled, with both sides exchanging [limited strikes](/news/2026/6/1/irans-irgc-launches-retaliatory-strike-after-us-attacks). Trump on Wednesday again said a deal could come
Hormuz, Trump said the US would start helping to free ships stranded in the Gulf by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Trump gave few details of the plan to aid ships and their crews
Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) demanded that other countries helped open the strait of Hormuz; while at others he suggested the US did not need any help. The UK and other countries have said they will
Trump said he was pausing "Project Freedom," in which the U.S. military guided merchant vessels through the strategic waterway. The Guard's navy command [said in a post on social media](https://x.com/niroo_daryayi/status/2051971602724577549) that
Strait of Hormuz, adding that it remained “subject to finalization” by US and Iranian negotiators and “various other countries”. Trump made the announcement after holding a call with the leaders and officials from Qatar, Saudi
Trump himself has not commented directly on Iran’s demands, but said the US would “be helping with the traffic buildup in the strait of Hormuz”. Experts and analysts have suggested that Iran’s maximalist
Trump has said the US will ramp up efforts to remove mines from the Strait of Hormuz. This has not begun yet, however. According to CNN, there are only a few US minesweeping ships