Trump Says Iran Deal Will Reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Trump pressed a sweeping claim of progress with Iran, declaring that a deal would bar Tehran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. He also praised Team USA after a 4-1 win over Paraguay and lashed out at the Obama Library, calling it a future gathering place for people who "hate America." The day’s Truth Social activity mixed foreign-policy brinkmanship with sports triumphalism and familiar attacks on Democratic legacy figures. Trump also posted a series of image-only messages that did not include text.
Iran Deal and Strait of Hormuz
ForeignPolicyTrump said his agreement with Iran would permanently block Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all traffic. He contrasted the deal with the Obama-era JCPOA, which he described as a path to an Iranian bomb and criticized as having handed Tehran large sums of money.
This post is politically significant because it frames Trump as both a hardline negotiator and a potential dealmaker, two identities he has long tried to blend in foreign policy. By invoking the JCPOA and Obama in stark, antagonistic terms, Trump reinforces a familiar narrative that his approach is stronger, cheaper, and more decisive than his predecessor’s. The language about reopening Hormuz and eliminating Iran’s nuclear capabilities also signals a message of maximal leverage: he wants supporters to see him as close to a historic breakthrough, while implicitly warning adversaries that military force remains an option if diplomacy fails.
"A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON!"
"the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL."