Trump Says Hormuz Reopening Deal Is Largely Negotiated as War Set Back Iran's Nuclear Timeline by Months
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Updated · The FP · May 26
Trump Says Hormuz Reopening Deal Is Largely Negotiated as War Set Back Iran's Nuclear Timeline by Months
9 articles · Updated · The FP · May 26
Trump said an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is now “largely negotiated,” signaling a diplomatic push to end the Iranian conflict and restore safe passage through the vital oil shipping route.
Republican allies including Senator Lindsey Graham warned a deal could look like a retreat if it suggests Hormuz cannot be protected from Iranian attacks, while Democrats cast the move as a return to the prewar status quo.
Trump’s camp argues the diplomacy follows military gains rather than failure, pointing to what it says was severe damage to Iran’s nuclear program.