Trump says no talks planned with Iran amid anger over Iran-Oman Hormuz deal

What the report says

President Donald Trump said the United States is not holding talks with Iran and has no negotiations scheduled, even as regional mediation efforts continue around the Strait of Hormuz. In comments posted on social media on Tuesday, he said the naval blockade of Iranian ports remains in force while other maritime traffic can pass through the waterway. He also shared a map presenting the strait as U.S. territory. Al Jazeera reported that the remarks marked another reversal after Trump had said a day earlier that Washington was in back-channel contact with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a claim Tehran rejected.

The dispute comes as Iran and Oman keep discussing how to manage the strategic strait. Al Jazeera said Iran has linked any reopening of Hormuz to U.S. compliance with terms set out in a June memorandum of understanding aimed at ending hostilities that began in March. Iranian officials, including deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, used social media and state media to restate that position and criticize Trump’s statements.

A U.S. official told Al Jazeera that positive talks had been ongoing, but that Trump had decided to pause and wait for Tehran to be ready for a deal. Qatar said mediators are awaiting the expected Iran-Oman arrangement before pressing Washington and Tehran to resume negotiations. The article also noted broader regional tension, including a missile alert in the United Arab Emirates and reported air strikes on a Syrian military base, underscoring the fragility of the wider security environment around the conflict.