US president Donald Trump boarding Air Force One prior to departure from Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on Sunday. Iran has denied holding substantive talks with the US and has rejected the Trump administration’s conditions as unreasonable. The crossings offered an initial indication that Iran could be relaxing its stranglehold over the strait, the platform said. The US, Israel and Iran were not part of the talks, and it was unclear whether any progress was made. In an interview with Financial Times published on Sunday, Trump said he wanted to “take the oil in Iran” and could seize the export hub of Kharg Island.

Source: The Irish Times March 31, 2026 13:44 UTC