‘Called This Morning’: Trump Hints At Potential Development In Iran Talks

President Donald Trump says Iran “called this morning” and wants to restart talks, even as the U.S. Navy begins a blockade aimed at choking off traffic to and from Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump, speaking at the White House on Monday, made clear there’s one nonnegotiable, “Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.” He also framed the pressure campaign as a response to Tehran’s threats in the strait, adding, “We can’t let a country blackmail or extort the world.”

The remarks came hours after the U.S. moved to start what Trump has described as a blockade of Iranian ports, a major escalation after weekend talks collapsed in Islamabad. Vice President JD Vance led the U.S. side in Pakistan, but the talks ended without a breakthrough, with the nuclear dispute still at the center of the standoff.

Iran has blasted the blockade plan as “piracy” and warned it will respond with “decisive” force, raising fresh questions about how long the fragile ceasefire can hold.

The blockade is designed to stop ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports via the strait, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints. Any disruption in the Hormuz corridor can rattle global markets because a huge share of international oil and gas shipments typically move through the waterway.

Trump argued the weekend negotiations stalled because Tehran would not accept terms that shut down its nuclear ambitions. He said the U.S. is willing to talk, but only within strict limits that prevent Iran from using diplomacy as cover while it keeps pushing ahead.

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Iranian officials, meanwhile, have accused Washington of moving the goalposts and tightening demands, and they’ve signaled they will not agree to terms they view as surrender.

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Still, Trump’s comment that Iran reached out “this morning” suggests both sides may be looking for an off-ramp, even with warships now enforcing a hardline posture at sea. The next test is whether the blockade pressure pulls Tehran back to the table, or whether Iran answers the move with the kind of retaliation it’s already threatened.

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