Conflict & Security
Trump says Iran eager for a deal as US-Iran conflict over Strait of Hormuz continues
September 14, 2026 at 04:46 PM
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President Donald Trump said Iran is very eager to reach an agreement, as US-Iran hostilities over the Strait of Hormuz continue.
- Trump said Iran is "very eager and in a hurry" to conclude an agreement, and that he will decide whether the United States engages.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the seven-day average of covert oil shipments escorted by the US Navy through the Strait of Hormuz is rising and that the Navy has wrested the pressure card from Iran.
- Trump said the war with Iran will end "very soon," possibly after the November midterm elections, and that the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz.
- The US military said it struck two Iranian Revolutionary Guard platforms on Larak Island on Aug. 30, and Iran responded with missile strikes on US forces in Jordan.




