Iran’s Ghalibaf calls Trump’s diplomacy ‘theater on loop’ as Hormuz talks stall

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What did Iran’s Ghalibaf say about Trump’s diplomacy?

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called US President Donald Trump’s pattern of threatening then halting strikes ‘theater diplomacy on loop’. He said the US strategy of switching between threats and offers of negotiation was a ‘failed strategy’ built on ‘bullying, broken promises and fake news’. The Saudi Gazette quoted his post on X in full.

Is there a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

Iran and Oman have agreed a preliminary framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA. The final text and details still require approval from senior authorities before it can be formally announced. The Express Tribune and the Saudi Gazette reported the agreement, but none of the right-rated digests mentioned it.

Why did Trump call off strikes on Iran?

US President Donald Trump called off a planned military strike on Iran on 3 August 2026, claiming that Tehran and other countries in the region had asked the US to do so as a diplomatic breakthrough was close. The Saudi Gazette reported that depleted US interceptor stockpiles also factored into his decision. Trump later said he halted the strikes after Iran agreed to restart talks.

What are the US and Iran disagreeing on?

Negotiations between the US and Iran stalled over disagreements on security guarantees and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. The Express Tribune reported that the two sides signed a framework agreement on 18 June 2026 but later reached an impasse on these issues. Tensions flared again in July after the US carried out fresh strikes inside Iran.