Trump Pushes for ‘Tougher’ Iran Deal Following Situation Room Meeting

Trump has repeatedly emphasized that any agreement must guarantee unrestricted commercial navigation through the waterway, which handles a significant portion of global energy shipments.

On Saturday, Trump reiterated his position in a public statement, declaring that Iran “must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb” and insisting that the Strait of Hormuz be “immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions.”

The president also called for the removal of water mines from the region and demanded the elimination of Iran’s enriched nuclear material before broader sanctions relief could be considered.