Event Brief
Trump says Iran is not ready for the 'right deal'
By The BriefBrief · Sources (40)
Filed: Aug 22, 2026 at 4:10 AM ET
Summary: U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States has “total control” of the region involving the Strait of Hormuz and that this extends “well into it.” He added that Iran is “not ready to make the ‘right deal.'”
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump made remarks about U.S. control around the Strait of Hormuz and said Iran is not ready for the “right deal.”
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Trump was responding with remarks about the state of negotiations and Iran’s readiness for the “right deal.”
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📋 How this story developed
- Aug 20 US says it helped tankers pass Strait of Hormuz
- Aug 18 Trump says no talks scheduled with Iran
- Aug 18 Trump calls Strait of Hormuz “New US Territory”
- Aug 18 Trump says he won’t revive Iran ceasefire deal
- Aug 18 Trump says he won’t revive Iran truce
- Aug 16 Trump suggests declaring Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory
- Aug 16 Iran calls Trump’s Strait of Hormuz plan “delusions”
- Aug 15 Iran rejects Trump’s Strait of Hormuz ‘territory’ claim
- Aug 15 Iran says Strait of Hormuz will remain Iranian
- Aug 15 Trump says Strait of Hormuz will be US territory
- Aug 15 Trump says Hormuz will become US territory soon
- Aug 14 Trump says he will soon declare Strait of Hormuz US territory
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