Trump: Hormuz clash a ‘trifle,’ deal with Iran ‘might not happen, but could happen any day’

By Jacob Magid

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8 May 2026, 4:03 am

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US President Donald Trump, center, flanked by White House border czar Tom Homan, left, and US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, right, talks as he visits the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, May 7, 2026. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

US President Donald Trump insists the ceasefire with Iran is still in place, despite the recent exchange of fire between the two countries in the Strait of Hormuz.

“Yeah, it is. They trifled with us today. We blew them away,” he says.

This is the second time in days that Trump has tried to downplay escalations with Iran, as he appears intent on preventing a resumption of the war while trying to keep global markets calm.

Speaking to reporters while touring construction of the Washington, DC, Reflecting Pool, Trump posits that a deal with Iran “might not happen, but it could happen any day. I believe they want the deal more than I do.”