Trump says talks with Iran will start Monday on deal to reopen Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said Sunday night that negotiations with Iran would begin on Monday to finalize a deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz after he again called off a major attack on the Islamic Republic over the weekend.“We’re talking to them in the form of a negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon, and we’ll see if it’s [good]. I’d love to do that. We’d save a lot of lives, save a lot of unnecessary power,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.When he announced the latest walk-back of a threat to conduct a massive bombing campaign against Iran on Saturday, Trump claimed a deal with Iran was imminent to reopen Hormuz and “end” its nuclear threat. Now, he declined to give a timeline for when such a deal would be reached, and said negotiations would only start tomorrow, though mediators have been discussing such a deal for weeks.Trump didn’t…
US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that negotiations with Iran would commence on Monday to finalize a deal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. This follows his decision to call off a major attack on Iran over the weekend. Trump stated that Gulf allies, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, requested the halt, believing a deal was imminent. He quoted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as saying, "We would much prefer a deal as opposed to an attack, because you don’t know where these attacks lead." The proposed deal aims to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional attacks, with the US ending its naval blockade and allowing Iranian oil exports. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, indicated that the Strait of Hormuz "will in no way return to the status it was before February 28."
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