Trump says Hormuz could reopen 'by tomorrow' as Iran denies US talks

Updated On: 04 August, 2026 09:05 AM IST | New York | IANS

US President Donald Trump claimed the Strait of Hormuz could reopen "literally by tomorrow" and said Iran had a "last chance" to reach a deal. However, Tehran denied holding any negotiations with Washington, saying it was only in talks with Oman over maritime arrangements, deepening uncertainty over the strategic waterway

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Even as US President Donald Trump warned that he was giving Iran a “last chance before decapitation”, he said that they were talking about opening the Strait of Hormuz “literally by tomorrow”. “I mean they're going to go quickly, one way or the other. It's not very complex”, he said on Monday at the Oval Office.

"We're talking about the Strait, the opening of the Strait, having it open, literally by tomorrow”, he said, but Iran has denied there were any talks with the US. The contradictory claims leave the gateway to the world for 20 per cent of fossil fuels trapped in uncertainty.