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Trump Halts Talks with Iran, Signaling a New Approach in the Nearly 6-Month War

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump ordered his negotiating team—including Vice President JD Vance and envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff—to halt talks with Iran after Tehran refused to meet his demands regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
  • White House officials recently communicated a strategy shift from "hammer Iran ASAP" to "strangle them" over time, driven by Trump's opposition to a proposed Iran-Oman deal allowing tolls through the Persian Gulf.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed American forces are prepared to maintain the naval blockade of Iranian ports indefinitely, while the United States is expected to impose harsh new sanctions on Tehran as early as this week.
  • Trump posted a map of the strait on social media Tuesday labeled "US Territory," a proclamation signaling no immediate military withdrawal and contradicting ongoing Iran-Oman negotiations over traffic control.
  • Despite skepticism from Republicans, Trump insists he feels no time crunch regarding the six-month conflict, aiming to restore the waterway to its prewar status while opposing any deal allowing nations to assert control over the international passage.
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By Kevin Liptak and Zachary Cohen, CNN. For weeks, President Donald Trump has tried to force progress with Iran through sheer willpower, with little success. On Tuesday, he appeared to adopt a new approach. Trump ordered his top administration envoys to suspend talks with Iran, according to a U.S. official. In addition, officials from The post Trump suspends Iran negotiations, citing a new approach to the nearly six-month-long war appeared first…

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Trump tries a new approach in Iran war: Disengage

For weeks, President Donald Trump has tried willing positive developments with Iran into existence, without much success.

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Trump requests his envoys to stop their talks with Iran and US President Donald Trump has asked his envoys to stop their talks with Iran.

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alsumaria.tv broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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