Trump Iran news: Rubio cites Hormuz progress after threat
In the latest trump iran news, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday progress has been made in Iran-Oman talks on the Strait of Hormuz, but not finality yet. President Trump called off planned strikes while warning he wants to give Tehran every last chance before "decapitation," as Iran denies direct U.S. talks.
Key Takeaways
- Rubio said Iran-Oman Hormuz talks show progress, with a deal hoped for "very shortly."
- Trump paused strikes again while warning of "decapitation" if diplomacy fails.
- Iran says it is negotiating only with Oman on a temporary safe shipping route.
- A cargo ship was hit by an unknown projectile near Oman; CENTCOM says 45 vessels have been redirected under the U.S. blockade.
What did Rubio say about Strait of Hormuz talks?
Speaking to reporters at the State Department on Tuesday, Rubio said Washington is "involved in" negotiations between Oman and Iran on how more ships can transit the strait safely in the short term.
"Suffice it to say there's been progress made in those talks but not finality yet," Rubio said. "We're hoping that will happen very shortly."
He cast the waterways as the "immediate deal," while calling Iran's denuclearization the "ultimate deal" and stressing Tehran "can never have a nuclear weapon." Broader market and tech fallout from energy shocks is tracked in our Future Tech & AI Wonders hub.
Why does this trump iran news matter for shipping?
The Strait of Hormuz remains a global energy chokepoint. CNN reported that before the war about 20 million barrels of oil a day moved through the strait, with flows later constrained to roughly 3–5 million barrels on the southern Omani lane.
Fox News and U.S. Central Command noted the reinstated U.S. blockade has redirected 45 commercial vessels heading into or out of Iranian ports. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said a cargo vessel reported being hit by an "unknown projectile" about 20 nautical miles northeast of Al Khasab, Oman.
Oil prices sank after Trump said he canceled a "massive attack" and that talks might restart, showing how quickly markets price diplomacy risk.
Is Iran negotiating directly with the United States?
Tehran says no. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran's talks are with Oman on a temporary route for safe passage, and that the U.S. had "violated all of its commitments" when a June ceasefire collapsed.
After Trump claimed talks would resume Monday and a Hormuz deal was in place, he called Iranian leadership "unbelievably duplicitous" on Truth Social when Tehran publicly denied U.S. negotiations.
In the Oval Office he still called it Iran's "last chance" to "sign a good document," saying, "I want to give them every last chance before decapitation." He said Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Iran had asked him to hold fire, and that strikes remain "still planned" if talks fail.