Trump’s Iran War Posture Backfires as Attacks Escalate

President Trump’s confident claim that a deal to end the Iran war was near backfired as Iran and the U.S. traded strikes, with U.S. forces conducting defensive actions around the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas to maintain a ceasefire. Iran warned of a stronger response; Tehran’s state media floated an apparent draft deal that Washington called a fabrication. Trump used a Cabinet meeting to press for a settlement, mocked the midterms, and even threatened regional ally Oman if shipping through the Hormuz Strait was blocked, underscoring a three-month conflict still without a resolution.