‘Open Strait Or Get Hit Very Hard’: Trump’s Stark Warning To Iran Amid Hormuz Deadlock
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News world ‘Open Strait Or Get Hit Very Hard’: Trump’s Stark Warning To Iran Amid Hormuz Deadlock ‘Open Strait Or Get Hit Very Hard’: Trump’s Stark Warning To Iran Amid Hormuz Deadlock Published By, Last Updated: August 05, 2026, 09:48 IST Warning Tehran against abandoning the negotiations, Trump reiterated that the United States would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. File image of US President Donald Trump. (Source: Reuters) United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran that it would face severe military action if it backed out of ongoing negotiations, asserting that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen “very soon" and claiming Tehran had sought talks just before what he described as the biggest planned US strike since World War II. Speaking to Fox News, Trump said the negotiations were progressing well but accused Iranian officials of publicly denying the discussions. “We’re having very good discussions. They don’t like to admit that. It’s a little bit disconcerting. You tell people we’re having wonderful discussions and then some guy comes out of Iran and says we have not met," he said. “The Strait is going to be open very soon — or they’re gonna hit very hard, and then the Strait is going to be open," Trump added.
Trump also dismissed suggestions that the talks were not focused on Iran’s nuclear programme. “They’ll say we didn’t talk about nuclear. Well, what do we talk about? We’re sitting there twiddling our thumbs? But the only thing that matters is action," he said. Warning Tehran against abandoning the negotiations, Trump reiterated that the United States would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. Also Read: Hormuz Reopening Draft Ready As US-Iran Talks Reach ‘Final Stage’: Source | Exclusive “If they back out again, they’re going to get hit really hard. They know that; they understand that. I have no choice. They can’t have a nuclear weapon. It’s very simple," he said. Iran Pleaded For Talks: Trump Trump went on to claim that Iran had reached out to Washington at the last minute to avert a massive military operation. “We were going for a tremendous attack, the biggest since World War Two, and they called me and said very politely, please can we talk. I said yes, we can talk. Let’s get it done. This should have been done by other presidents for 50 years," he said. “Things are going well regarding Iran, and we will see what happens within 48 hours," the US president said.
US Says Hormuz To Open Soon, Iran Denies Trump’s remarks came amid heightened tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes. His comments also follow conflicting narratives over recent diplomatic contacts, with Iran maintaining that its ongoing negotiations over the waterway are being conducted with Oman and not directly with the United States. Also Read: Iran Rejects US Claims of Hormuz Reopening ‘Tomorrow’, Pushes New Maritime Corridor With Oman Iran’s response came after Trump and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that Washington was close to securing a deal to restore navigation through the strategic waterway. “We are in talks with the Iranians, and I think there is a chance we may have a deal today or tomorrow to open the strait and move towards a more normalised position in this conflict," Bessent said, while speaking to CNBC. Iran rejected the claims that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen within days under a new agreement, asserting that negotiations with Oman are being conducted without American participation and are instead focused on establishing a new maritime framework that safeguards Tehran’s sovereignty, according to Press TV. Hormuz: Chokepoint Of US-Iran War The Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the central flashpoint in efforts to ease the nearly si month confrontation between Iran and the United States.
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