{"id":2647156,"date":"2026-08-19T20:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T00:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iran-talks-could-resume-at-some-point\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T20:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T00:42:49","slug":"trump-says-iran-talks-could-resume-at-some-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iran-talks-could-resume-at-some-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran talks could resume &#8216;at some point&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-iran-talks-could-resume-at-some-point%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647156&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump indicated that the United States might resume peace negotiations with Iran, despite claiming that the current situation is &#8220;very good&#8221; and that the U.S. is managing the Iran-related tensions effectively with strong sanctions. He initially stated that U.S. negotiators were not in talks with Iran after the expiration of a 60-day ceasefire, expressing a dismissive attitude toward Iran and suggesting they should surrender. Trump highlighted recent improvements in U.S. control over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy chokepoint between Iran and Oman, which Iran had sought to seize during the conflict. He reported that oil tankers are now passing through the strait again, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/young-crypto-investors-still-bullish-despite-2022-market-crash\/\" title=\"Young Crypto Investors Still Bullish Despite 2022 Market Crash\">easing energy concerns<\/a>, and released a map showing the strait as U.S. territory. Trump also announced a new campaign targeting Iran&#8217;s economy, dubbing it &#8220;economic D-Day,&#8221; which includes imposing severe sanctions.While he left open the possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-threatens-sanctions-over-israeli-settler-violence-against-west-bank-palestinians\/\" title=\"US threatens ... over Israeli settler violence against West Bank Palestinians\">future peace talks<\/a>, he emphasized the current strength of U.S. control in the region and the effectiveness of sanctions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday suggested the United States could resume peace talks with<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\"> Iran<\/a> but claimed the war\u2019s status quo is \u201cvery good\u201d as he expressed confidence that concerns about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> are being resolved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump initially said Tuesday that U.S. negotiators were not talking to their Iranian counterparts, a day after a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4689396\/trump-threatens-bomb-oman-if-country-gets-in-way\/\">60-day ceasefire<\/a> between the two countries expired. At the time, the president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4690898\/trump-iran-mou-ceasefire-expires\/\">said<\/a> he had \u201cno time schedule\u201d and is \u201cnot in a hurry\u201d to negotiate with Iran, arguing that \u201cthey should put up the white flag of surrender.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4694010\/trump-economic-warfare-dday-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump demands allies assist with new \u2018economic D-Day\u2019 campaign against Iran<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4693963\/trump-iran-war-talks-draconian-sanctions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Iran talks could resume \u2018at some point,\u2019 threatens \u2018draconian\u2019 sanctions<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4692516\/trump-escalate-iran-war-rick-scott\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump \u2018is going to have to\u2019 escalate Iran war: Rick Scott<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked at the White House Wednesday about whether the U.S. would return to peace talks, Trump said, \u201cmaybe at some point.\u201d But he emphasized his belief that disputes over the strait, which has emerged as the chief pressure point in the conflict, are being ironed out, and that the U.S. could handle the war with \u201cvery draconian sanctions\u201d against Iran, which Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4687857\/scott-bessent-historic-measures-iran-economic-isolation\/\">previewed last week<\/a>.\u00a0Hours after his remarks at the White House, Trump unveiled a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117124650907675461\">new campaign<\/a> targeting Iran\u2019s economy that he touted as \u201ceconomic D-Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt will either be extremely good and oil prices are gonna drop like a rock, or we\u2019ll continue exactly what we\u2019re doing,\u201d the president said at the White House, as he continued to comment on whether negotiations could resume. \u201cRight now, I think the situation is so good. Maybe at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump detailed what he described as progress in the Pentagon\u2019s control of the strait, after he argued it <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4690824\/trump-post-map-strait-hormuz-us-territory\/\">should become a U.S. territory<\/a>. Much of the world\u2019s oil and gas supply passes through the passage, which lies between Iran and Oman. After the war began on Feb. 28, Iran sought to seize control of it and use it as a global energy choke point, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >spiking gas prices worldwide<\/a>, including in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-claims-twice-that-350-million-americans-have-been-vaccinated-more-than-u-s-population\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Claims Twice That 350 Million Americans Have Been Vaccinated, More Than U.S. Population\">president told reporters<\/a> that oil tankers are once again passing through the strait, seeking to ease concerns about energy shortages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4690824\/trump-post-map-strait-hormuz-us-territory\/\"><strong>TRUMP POSTS MAP SHOWING STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS US TERRITORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLast night, we had a lot of boats come through,\u201d he said during a tour of the helipad currently under construction outside the White House. \u201cWe have possession, complete control of the strait, I mean, outside of nuisance value. And there has been nuisance value when they shoot a drone every once in a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd not everybody is going to go through, but they come through, and over the last couple of weeks we\u2019ve had a lot of oil coming in. It\u2019s not going to be perfect, but it\u2019s a lot of oil coming in,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hints at possible Iran talks, claims Strait concerns easing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2647157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26231548373940.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50282,32402,3823,32726,3634],"class_list":["post-2647156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomatic-talks","tag-international-relations","tag-iran","tag-middle-east","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26231548373940.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647156"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647160,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647156\/revisions\/2647160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}