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Trump says Iran not ready to make ‘right deal,’ boasts of ‘total control’ over Hormuz
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US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, August 21, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, en route to South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
US President Donald Trump says he did not think that Iran was ready to make the “right deal,” and that Washington was observing “what happens” in the conflict.
“It just means that we’re seeing what happens,” Trump tells reporters when asked if US military options with Iran were limited.
“We have total control of that entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz, and that means well into it, the land areas. So, they would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal, in my opinion,” Trump adds.
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