Trump did not mention a looming deadline he set for Iran to open the strait. The war continues to grind on, with thousands of deaths in Iran and in countries across the Middle East since 28 February. Since the start of the war, the Trump administration has sent mixed and at times contradictory signals about the US’s objectives. Trump has downplayed concerns about Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, dismissing it as too deeply buried underground to matter. He had previously argued that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was a major justification for the war.

Source: The Guardian April 02, 2026 11:42 UTC