{"id":341671,"date":"2026-05-27T23:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=341671"},"modified":"2026-05-27T23:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:21:58","slug":"trump-says-iran-negotiating-on-fumes-in-talks-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/trump-says-iran-negotiating-on-fumes-in-talks-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran \u2018negotiating on fumes\u2019 in talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0asserted on Wednesday that Iran\u2019s \u201cnegotiating on fumes\u201d and insisted November\u2019s midterm elections won\u2019t think about shaping his approach to the nearly three-month-old conflict that\u2019s spurred unease across the worldwide economy.<\/p>\n

Speaking firstly of a Cabinet meeting at a precarious moment for talks aimed toward ending\u00a0the war, Trump expressed confidence that a deal is near. Over the weekend, he even declared that his administration and Tehran had\u00a0\u201clargely negotiated\u201d a settlement,\u00a0however the negotiations were still\u00a0in flux.<\/p>\n

The president is searching for a settlement that may reopen\u00a0the Strait of Hormuz\u00a0and supply him a reputable argument that\u00a0Iran\u2019s nuclear capability\u00a0has been diminished enough to declare victory, winding down a conflict that\u2019s been politically unpopular for Republicans.<\/p>\n

But as things stand, Trump also risks finding that closure to his war of alternative comes with an unsatisfactory ending.<\/p>\n

The emerging deal puts off many critical issues to be resolved later and has already exposed the Republican president to fierce criticism \u2014 even from a few of his own supporters \u2014 that Iran\u2019s hard-line leaders will emerge from the conflict battered but emboldened. All of it involves a head just as\u00a0the midterm elections\u00a0to find out control of Congress come into focus and as Republicans worry that\u00a0rising costs and fuel prices\u00a0are darkening the American electorate\u2019s mood.<\/p>\n

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But Trump on Wednesday dismissed the concept that the upcoming elections would carry any weight in shaping his Iran strategy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey thought they were gonna out-wait me. You understand, \u2018We\u2019ll out-wait him. He\u2019s got the midterms,\u2019\u201d Trump said. \u201cI don\u2019t care concerning the midterms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump acknowledged there\u2019s still work to do, but he spoke with a measure of certainty that the 2 sides would get there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey need very much to make a deal,\u201d Trump said. \u201cTo date, they haven\u2019t gotten there. We\u2019re not satisfied with it, but we shall be \u2014 either that or we\u2019ll should just finish the job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Talks were further complicated after U.S. forces carried out\u00a0what the Pentagon called \u201cdefensive\u201d strikes\u00a0on missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in southern Iran on Monday. The U.S. said it acted with \u201crestraint\u201d in light of\u00a0the weekslong ceasefire, while Iran decried the motion as an indication of \u201cbad faith and unreliability.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While Trump insists a deal is nearby, there appears to be daylight between the U.S. and Iran on several key issues. The president can also be facing\u00a0scrutiny from Republican allies, including Sens. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Ted Cruz of Texas, who’ve said the terms seem too favorable to Tehran.<\/p>\n

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They\u2019re balking at elements of the deal which have emerged publicly that they are saying too closely resemble the nuclear agreement reached with Iran by Democratic President Barack Obama, which Trump scrapped during his first term.<\/p>\n

Under the potential deal, Tehran would agree to offer up its stockpile of\u00a0highly enriched uranium\u00a0\u2014 a key Trump demand \u2014 in return for sanctions relief. That\u2019s in line with two regional officials and one senior Trump administration official, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to debate the sensitive negotiations.<\/p>\n

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One regional official, with direct knowledge of the negotiations, said how Iran would quit the uranium could be subject to further talks during a 60-day period. Some would likely be diluted, while the remainder could be transferred to a 3rd country, the official said.<\/p>\n

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Iran has 440.9 kilograms (972 kilos) of uranium that’s enriched as much as 60 per cent purity, a brief, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent, in line with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran has not publicly committed to giving up its uranium.<\/p>\n

Trump on Monday said in a Truth Social post that the uranium, which is believed to be buried under nuclear sites battered by U.S. airstrikes last 12 months, would either be turned over to the U.S. or \u201cdestroyed in place or, at one other acceptable location, with the Atomic Energy Commission, or its equivalent, being witness to this process and event.\u201d The comment signals a softening of Trump\u2019s previous insistence that the U.S. take control of Iran\u2019s uranium stockpile.<\/p>\n

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One other key issue unresolved is whether or not the ceasefire can even cover Israel\u2019s operations against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group in Lebanon. Iran has insisted that Lebanon should be covered by any ceasefire agreement negotiated with america.<\/p>\n

The administration appears to go away some wiggle room on the Lebanon query. The emerging memorandum of understanding calls for a ceasefire between the U.S. and its allies against Iran and its proxies, comparable to Hezbollah, but additionally underscores Israel\u2019s right to act against imminent threats and in self-defence.<\/p>\n

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