- Trump willing to end Iran war without nuclear deal.
- Condition: Tehran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran demands billions, sanctions lift, US military withdrawal.
US-Iran War: US President Donald Trump may be willing to abandon his pursuit of a formal nuclear agreement with Iran on the condition that Tehran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz, according to report by The Wall Street Journal.
Rather than demanding a full and final agreement, Washington could accept the restoration of shipping through the strategic oil chokepoint as groundwork to end its military campaign in the region and extend the existing ceasefire.
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Trump Willing To Exit Iran War Without Nuclear Agreement
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, Trump has spent weeks laying the groundwork for such an outcome. He has privately told senior aides that he is willing to walk away without a nuclear agreement with Tehran.
Tehran's Steep Demands Complicate Exit
Iran has presented a long list of demands to reopen the strategic waterway, including billions of dollars in payments, an end to the US naval blockade, a full US military withdrawal from the region, the lifting of sanctions, and the release of frozen assets.
These conditions have left Washington with limited diplomatic choices and suggest Tehran may be preparing for a long stalemate rather than a quick resolution.
Strait Of Hormuz - Tehran's Primary Source Of Leverage
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow maritime passage between Iran and Oman, has become Tehran'Sprimary source of strategic leverage, where missile and drone strikes on commercial vessels continue to delay global shipping and disrupt financial markets. Tehran closed the waterway after the war began on February 28, barring US and allied warships from transit while attempting to impose tolls on commercial vessels using the route.
According to the report, Washington has rejected both the transit restrictions and Iran's attempt to impose tolls. Meanwhile, Trump has repeatedly claimed that the strait is already fully open, but those claims repeatedly proved premature.
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