'Trump Seeking A Way Out’: Iran Refuses To Budge On Uranium, Hormuz And Sanctions Relief

Last Updated:May 28, 2026, 03:57 IST

Amid the standoff, Iranian military officials also issued fresh warnings against any new military action by the United States or Israel.

Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated further as senior Iranian officials rejected key American demands in ongoing indirect truce negotiations, while US President Donald Trump intensified pressure on Tehran over the future of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme.

Head of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Ebrahim Azizi, said Tehran would not retreat from what he described as its “red lines," including the right to enrich uranium, retain its stockpile of enriched uranium, maintain authority over the Strait of Hormuz, and secure the removal of sanctions.

“It is obvious Trump, seeking a way out of this strategic deadlock, alternates between issuing threats and appealing for an agreement," Azizi said.

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Trump Says Nobody Will Control Hormuz

Trump reiterated that Washington would not allow any country to dominate the vital maritime corridor of the Strait of Hormuz. “The Strait is going to be open to everybody. It’s international waters. We’ll watch over it, but nobody’s going to control it," the US President said while speaking to reporters.

Trump also dismissed suggestions that domestic political calculations were influencing his approach toward Iran. “They thought they were going to out-wait me. We’ll out-wait him. He’s got the midterms. I don’t care about the midterms," he said, while claiming that Iran’s economy was collapsing under sanctions pressure.

“It looks like Iran wants to just make a deal. Their economy is in free fall. They have 250% inflation. Their money has no value. Their whole economic system is broken down," he added.

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Iran Warns Of Stronger Military Response

Amid the diplomatic standoff, Iranian military officials also issued fresh warnings against any new military action by the United States or Israel.

Deputy head of public relations for the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ali Naderi, warned that any renewed attack would trigger a response “different from anything seen so far."

“The enemies will face a new image of Iran’s combat capabilities on the battlefield," he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Bagheri Kani stated that Tehran was not willing to negotiate over its stockpile of enriched uranium.

“Until we reach an agreement on all issues, we believe we have reached no agreement on anything," Iranian state media quoted him as saying. He added that indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington were continuing.

Bagheri also revealed that Iran and Oman were discussing a new mechanism for maritime movement through the Strait of Hormuz. “The conditions and procedures for passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be completely different from the conditions before the start of the conflict involving Iran," he said.

White House Rejects Iranian Media Report

The White House on Wednesday denied an Iranian state television report claiming that a draft interim peace agreement could restore normal maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz within a month of implementation. US officials dismissed the report as inaccurate and cautioned against relying on information circulated by Iranian state media.

At the same time, Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported that Trump had shared the text of a draft memorandum related to Iran with several Middle Eastern leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking their feedback.

According to the report, the proposed framework was discussed during a recent phone call between Trump and Netanyahu, amid growing regional uncertainty over the future of the ceasefire and negotiations involving Iran, Israel, and Gulf states.

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