The Deuce: Hasn’t the Trump admin floated this deal like 6 times already, then backed out?

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Hasn’t the Trump admin floated this deal like 6 times already, then backed out?

Posted by DT

on August 4, 2026, 11:28:34, in reply to "We're going to essentially cede the Strait of Hormuz to Iran, btw. "

Trump is fine with this deal but then gets mad and starts bombing again when it’s pointed out that this represents a complete victory for Iran over the US. It’s seemed fairly certain since like week 2 that this would be the eventual outcome, but Trump is unwilling to admit he lost, so things have kept dragging on.

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tl/dr: Iran will control all inbound traffic.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/strait-of-hormuz-possible-reopening-deal.html

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