Iran offers Strait of Hormuz deal; Trump dissatisfied but prefers non-military path

U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, April 28, 2026. U.S. forces released the vessel after conducting a search and confirming the ship’s voyage would not include an Iranian port call. U.S. Marine Corps | CENTCOM An Iranian proposal so far rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump would open shipping in the ⁠Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran's nuclear program for later, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday. Trump, who has said repeatedly that ​Iran can never have a nuclear weapon, said ​on Friday he was not satisfied ​with the latest Iranian proposal for talks, while Iran's foreign minister said Tehran was ready for diplomacy if the United States changes its approach. Trump also said on Friday that "on a human basis," he did not prefer the military course of action against Iran and told leaders in the U.S. Congress that he did not ⁠need ‌their permission to extend the war beyond a deadline set by law for that day ⁠because the ceasefire had "terminated" hostilities. "Do we want to go and just blast the hell out of them and finish them forever? Or do we want to try and make a deal?" he told reporters at the White House when asked about his options. …