Overview
- At a campaign event on Friday President Trump said he would declare the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory after Iran is defeated, a comment a White House source later described as possibly a joke.
- Iran immediately rejected the claim, with deputy foreign minister Kasem Gharibabadi saying the strait ‘‘was, is and will be’’ Iranian and foreign minister Abbas Araghtschi saying Tehran has not decided whether to resume talks.
- The 60‑day framework between Washington and Tehran expired on Saturday with Iran accusing the U.S. of violating the agreement and neither side having produced a final deal.
- Commercial shipping remains effectively stopped: data firm Kpler recorded only nine daily transits recently versus about 130–140 before the war, and UAE authorities reported a strike on an Adnoc tanker attributed to Iranian forces.
- Mediators in Pakistan have discussed a possible 60‑ or 90‑day extension of the pause but no announcement has been made, and analysts note any U.S. effort to seize the strait would face legal limits and likely require ground forces and confrontation with Iran and Oman while energy prices and supply chains stay under strain.