US President Donald Trump holds an umbrella as he disembarks from Air Force One upon arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on May 22, 2026.
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President Donald Trump said Sunday that negotiations to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz are progressing, but he urged his negotiating team not to rush into a deal.
President Trump’s comments on Truth Social are largely a continuation of the status quo from Saturday, when Trump said the deal with Iran was “almost negotiated.” President Trump said “time is on our side” toward an end to the nearly three-month-long conflict that has disrupted global energy markets and sent gasoline prices soaring in the United States.
“Negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner and I have told our delegates not to rush to a deal because time is on our side,” Trump said in a social media post. “Both sides have to take their time and get it right. There can be no mistakes!”
The president said the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports would continue “until an agreement is reached, certified and signed.”
According to MS Now, the deal being negotiated would open the Strait of Hormuz, end hostilities, unfreeze some Iranian assets and guarantee further negotiations to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Iran “must understand, however, that it cannot develop or acquire nuclear weapons or bombs.”
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