Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

[u/Agitated_Pudding7259]

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html

The article says Iran announced Monday it will cut off all negotiations with the U.S. and move to fully close the Strait of Hormuz, citing Israeli military operations in Lebanon as ceasefire violations. Tehran also threatened to activate the Bab el-Mandeb Strait chokepoint connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Oil prices jumped over 7 percent on the news.

The breakdown comes just days after Trump convened a Situation Room meeting to decide on a deal but left without making a decision. Trump posted on May 23 that a peace deal was "largely negotiated" and "Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly." Both sides launched new attacks in the following days, and Israel escalated in Lebanon with Netanyahu ordering strikes on Hezbollah-controlled Beirut suburbs. Iran's foreign minister said the ceasefire applies to all fronts including Lebanon, and violations on one front constitute violations on all.

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively choked off since the war began on February 28, with ship traffic far below the prewar level of 100+ vessels per day. About a fifth of global oil supplies passed through the strait before the conflict. Gas prices had come down some in recent weeks on deal optimism, but that appears to be evaporating. There are also concerns Iran could impose a tolling system on ships transiting the strait.

Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran "really wants to make a deal" and told critics to "just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end. It always does!"

If Iran really wants to make a deal why are they walking away form negotiations? If the US is winning this war, why are we suing for peace?

The answer is because Iran's strategy is working. Our president and the "secretary of war" who was confirmed by one vote are not reliable sources of information.

They have been preparing for this war for decades and they know how to win it. Choking off a fifth of global oil supply has driven U.S. gas prices up 50%, cratered Trump's approval ratings, and Republicans are openly panicking about the midterms. They know the situation trump has created is FUBAR and they know they're cooked in november. Iran doesn't need to win on the battlefield. They just need to hold out and make the economic pain unsustainable until the administration comes to terms.

[u/jason_sation]

I saw that Iran’s president offered a resignation. Would these actions signal that the IRGC is taking control of Iran and we can expect more hardline tactics agains the US?

[u/Living-Dimension7798 → u/jason_sation]

Yep. Basically a war time government.

[u/Mr_Tyzic → u/Living-Dimension7798]

Or a military junta carrying out a bloodless coup.

[u/Living-Dimension7798 → u/Mr_Tyzic]

I don’t think it’s that. This is coordinated. It’s a signal beyond just words they think the US isn’t worth talking to. Action is the order of the day.

And why would they? Bombed them thrice now during ‘negotiations’(rearm and regroup).

[u/Mr_Tyzic → u/Living-Dimension7798]

To be fair, Iran has also conducted strikes during the ceasefire. I think it's a bit early to tell, but it seems possible that the president stepped down out of frustration after he was unable to negotiate because the IRGC was not willing to abide by the civilian government's negotiations, and currently it appears that only the IRGC has access to the Supreme Leader.

[u/MCRemix → u/Mr_Tyzic]

We've both conducted strikes during the ceasefire, but Israel is not helping this either with their refusal to disengage. (Hezbollah is not innocent obviously, but Israel is the one that got us into this, so I'm focused on them.)

[u/rwk81 → u/MCRemix]

Israel really shouldn't disengage, it has never served them well in the past to stop fighting Iranian proxies. What Israel should do is fully destroy Hezbollah and help the Lebanese government retake control of their country.

[u/MCRemix → u/rwk81]

Maybe you're right, but none of that is our problem.

We shouldn't be stuck in this war because of Israel.

It's the Trump admins job to pursue our interests, not Israel's.

[u/rwk81 → u/MCRemix]

I don't believe Trump choosing to attack Iran has anything to do with Israel, he has been very consistent on this over the course of decades.

Iran has no ability to defeat the US in a head to head war, they can only beat the US politically because we, the voting populace, are soft compared to what we were 75+ years ago.

Taking on Iran is a met good for the world and the US, we just don't have the stomach for much of anything as a nation anymore.

[u/Attackcamel8432 → u/rwk81]

What was different 75 years ago? We didn't get involved directly in WWII until we were attacked, why should we be involved with iran?

[u/MCRemix → u/rwk81]

That was literally the reporting... Israel was going to attack and we decided to join. The White House has even made statements that aren't inconsistent with that. That could be wrong, but it's at least not just my opinion. That said...

I don't think it's just that we don't have the stomach.

It's a combination of factors....

• We don't believe that Iran was an imminent threat.

• We are tired of being the world's police.

• We were lied to about Iraq and we remember that.

• Trump never actually made the case to us, to congress or to allies. He just did whatever he wanted.

• When they did explain it, we got several reasons that don't match.

• Trump's decision making is not trusted.

• They clearly underestimated Iran's will.

• When this does end, it's not going to be significantly better than the deal that Trump tore up years ago, so we've faced a bunch of pain just to undo his earlier mistake.

And probably others, including not having the stomach for it.

Sure, Iran is a bad player on the world stage and horrible to it's own people, but that's not justification to go to war, we need something more.

[u/rwk81 → u/MCRemix]

Trump has been saying the same thing about Iran since the 80's or 90's, which is they need to be dealt with militarily.

The whole line about Israel was going to attack so we had to pre-emt Iran was said once or twice, but if anything that's more of a timing issue rather than a attack or don't attack issue.

We don't believe that Iran was an imminent threat.

The person has been telling you they want to kill you and your family, so you have to wait until they're in you're house with a gun holding you're whole family at gun point before you do anything? The entire iminent threat line makes no sense to me.

We are tired of being the world's police.

This I get, and we can certainly relinquish that role to other countries that are willing to fill it, like China. I'm not sure that's in our best long term interests, but who knows.

We were lied to about Iraq and we remember that.

So now every conflict is judged by Iraq as long as we remember the justification was wrong?

Trump never actually made the case to us, to congress or to allies. He just did whatever he wanted.

Iran has been making this case for us for decades, we've just been ignoring it.

When they did explain it, we got several reasons that don't match.

So losing is in our best interest rather than seeing it through?

Trump's decision making is not trusted.

So losing is in our best interest?

They clearly underestimated Iran's will.

So? The IRGC doesn't want to lose control, massive damage has still been done to their ability to project power regionally and globally.

When this does end, it's not going to be significantly better than the deal that Trump tore up years ago, so we've faced a bunch of pain just to undo his earlier mistake.

This is how you want it to be so that Trump doesn't get a win, it's politics.

[u/tarekd19 → u/Mr_Tyzic]

The ceasefire where terms weren't adhered to (continued bombing/invasion of Lebanon)?

[u/Mr_Tyzic → u/tarekd19]

And of course Hezbollah attacking Israel from Lebanon. There's been a continued back and forth from all sides on all fronts. The reality is that the ceasefire has been more of a reduction in attacks rather than no attacks at all, and every side is accusing the other of being the instigator while claiming their own actions are retaliatory.