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Iran is dying to make a deal,” he said, calling the naval blockade against the country “incredible”. Tehran has projected defiance, refusing to hold direct talks with the US until the siege is lifted, even
Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/4/21/iran-war-live-tehran-shuns-talks-trump-says-us-blockade-to-remain) remain uncertain, with Tehran refusing to negotiate under what it calls the “shadow of threats”. United States President Donald Trump has said the blockade of Iranian ports will remain until a deal
negotiations,” he said. The proposal calls for ending the war within 30 days, lifting the US naval blockade, releasing frozen Iranian assets, paying reparations, removing sanctions and establishing a new mechanism governing the Strait
negotiations on hold, Trump has shown no signs of willingness to lift the siege in order to facilitate talks. On Friday, the US military said it has “redirected” 34 vessels in the region. “The blockade
Iran has dismissed that extension as "meaningless," saying the continued U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is a violation of the deal and that the Iranian delegation will not return to the negotiating table until
negotiating tactics and its refusal to engage in direct talks before its conditions – namely lifting the naval blockade on Iranian ports – are met. Trump [scolded Merz](/news/2026/4/28/trump-scolds-germanys-merz-for-criticism-of-iran-war) over the remarks earlier this week, saying that
negotiators as the US continued its blockade on Iranian ports. Iran says it will not stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial maritime trade chokepoint, until Trump lifts
lifting the blockade, Iran said on Saturday the strait was fully closed again and the brief conditional reopening had ended. Trump on Sunday could have responded by insisting no further negotiations
Iran’s nuclear activities. The Reuters news agency, citing an official briefed on the meeting, said Trump wants the nuclear issue addressed at the start of any negotiations. CNN, citing two sources familiar with
lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports and agrees to end the war. Iran has effectively closed the strait to shipping, creating global economic pressure by driving up energy prices and disrupting supply chains
negotiations,” state media quoted Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying**, an apparent reference to Iran’s proposal to set aside talks on nuclear issues until after the war has ended
Iran gave the US a new proposal** **on reopening the strait and ending the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage**, according to the news site Axios. The US state department and White
negotiating period to open the strait and find compromises over Iran’s nuclear programme, US sanctions, and frozen Iranian assets. While Iran’s official position is that the US proposal is pending review, one senior
blockade persists. Last week, United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that storage capacity at Kharg Island, where most of Iran’s oil is exported, would be full “in a matter of days
lifting sanctions, releasing frozen assets, ending what Tehran calls the US blockade and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. However, Atas noted, Iran believes “the strategic environment has changed” and is insisting it will maintain influence
lift their blockades on the strait of Hormuz, he said. But Trump this week said the blockade was more effective than bombing, while [Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, hailed a “new chapter
lifting the blockade as a condition for further diplomacy. After the first round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad ended without an agreement, the U.S. military blockaded Iranian shipping ports, in a bid to pressure Iran
lifted some sanctions on Iran amid the war to lower soaring global energy prices. Speaking to reporters, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration had not formally requested an extension
blockade of Iranian ports, been the key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad. However much the Iranian foreign ministry insists it would not respond
lifts its naval blockade on Iranian vessels and ports. It said the blockade was a violation of the ongoing ceasefire agreement in the US-Israel war on Iran. “We warn that no vessel