{"id":3576,"date":"2026-04-28T15:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3576"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:49:20","slug":"iran-wants-hormuz-strait-opened-asap-says-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3576","title":{"rendered":"Iran wants Hormuz Strait opened \u2018ASAP\u2019, says Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Washington: <\/strong>Donald Trump said Iran had informed him it was in a \u201cstate of collapse\u201d and was trying to determine its leadership situation, as efforts to end the conflict appeared to be at an impasse on Tuesday, with the US president expressing dissatisfaction over Tehran\u2019s latest proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran\u2019s most recent proposal to resolve the two-month war suggested postponing discussions on its nuclear programme until the conflict had ended and disputes over Gulf shipping were settled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trump wants nuclear issues to be addressed from the outset<\/strong>, a US official briefed on his Monday meeting with advisers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump stated: <strong>\u201cIran has just informed us that they are in a \u2018State of Collapse\u2019. They want us to \u2018Open the Hormuz Strait,\u2019 as soon as possible, as they try to figure out their leadership situation (which I believe they will be able to do!). Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000221772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000221772.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000221772-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was not clear from Trump\u2019s social media post how Iran may have communicated this message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Gulf leaders met in person in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the first time since their states became a frontline in the Iran war. A Gulf official said the meeting aimed to formulate a response to the thousands of Iranian missile and drone attacks they had faced since the US and Israel launched the war on Iran on February 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Attacks have subsided since a ceasefire on April 8, though Gulf capitals remain cautious about a possible resumption of hostilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran\u2019s previous nuclear agreement with the United States and other powers in 2015 significantly restricted its nuclear programme, which Tehran has consistently maintained is intended for peaceful, civilian purposes. However, the deal collapsed after Trump withdrew from it during his first term in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hopes of reviving peace efforts in the conflict \u2014 which has killed thousands, disrupted global trade routes, and shaken energy markets \u2014 have diminished since Trump cancelled a planned visit by his special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to mediator Pakistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abbas Araqchi travelled in and out of Islamabad twice over the weekend. He also visited Oman and later went to Russia on Monday, where he met Vladimir Putin and received support from a long-standing ally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington: Donald Trump said Iran had informed him it was in a \u201cstate of collapse\u201d and was trying to determine its leadership situation, as efforts to end the conflict appeared&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[100,57,1440,254],"class_list":["post-3576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran wants Hormuz Strait opened \u2018ASAP\u2019, says Trump - 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