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/Living-Dimension7798]

Crazy fool in me wants Israel to really go at it.

So we can get out and watch them get their rewards. Continuing this on all sides, is suicidal.

Guess they really want to meet god like in the crusades. They’ll collapse without western money.

[u/KentuckyFriedChingon → u/Living-Dimension7798]

More war is just going to be bad for everyone. Imo, the U.S. can bankroll all of Israel's DEFENSIVE capabilities if it wants to (Iron Dome, radar, etc). Sure. Fine. Whatever. But we have really got to halt offensive weapons sales/donations, and make defensive aid contingent on Israel abstaining from attacking and settling their neighbors. There are too many dead kids for my taste, and the United States is partly to blame for giving Israel what it wants, when it wants it, with literally zero strings attached, for decades at this point.

[u/StrikingYam7724 → u/KentuckyFriedChingon]

This whole "we can help them shoot rockets out of the air but not blow up the launch sites" is such a bonkers take, no other country on the planet is expected to do that. I guarantee you if some terrorists in Tiajuana started launching rockets at San Diego and the Mexican government didn't stop them, we'd start blowing stuff up in Tiajuana. And we'd be right to do it.

[u/MCRemix → u/StrikingYam7724]

Yes, but WE would be defending ourselves from an outside attacker in that case.

This is a war that Israel pushed for and refuses to de-escalate even when given the chance and WE are not Israel.

It's not our job to keep helping them fight an eternal war that Netanyahu wants to keep going so that he can avoid facing trial for his wrongdoings.

[u/StrikingYam7724 → u/MCRemix]

Hezbollah started shooting at them as part of the 10/7 attack and the Lebanese government has yet to lift a single finger against them. That's causus belli no matter how much you hate Netanyahu.

[u/MCRemix → u/StrikingYam7724]

That's not our problem.

They need to stop shooting or this war will never end, which IS our problem.

I'm not defending either Hezbollah or Lebanon, but the current war cannot just keep going forever.

[u/StrikingYam7724 → u/MCRemix]

It won't now that Iran's too busy to rearm Hezbollah. Which is why they're throwing such a shit fit about it.