Donald Trump Says ‘Final Determination' on Iran Pending: What We Know About Deal

President Donald Trump said ships caught up in the Strait of Hormuz could start heading home Friday, as he announced that the blockade would be lifted.

“Say HELLO to your wives, husbands, parents, and families from me, your favorite President!” Trump told those on board the ships in a post to Truth Social, as he said he was headed to the situation room to make “a final determination” on a deal with Iran.

Trump’s announcement came a day after it was reported U.S. and Iranian officials had reached a tentative agreement to extend the fragile ceasefire and start fresh talks on Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Trump’s Update on Iran: What He Said

In his Truth Social post, Trump began by repeating his view that the country must agree to never have a nuclear weapon, before announcing the Strait’s reopening. He also said that the enriched material sitting underground in Iran would be dealt with as part of the deal.

Trump said the so-called “nuclear dust” will be, “unearthed by the United States (which, it is agreed, is the only Country, along with China, with the mechanical capability of doing so!), in close coordination and conjunction with the Islamic Republic of Iran, plus the International Atomic Energy Agency, and DESTROYED.”

The president also said that other items “of far less importance” had been agreed upon by both sides.

The two countries have held sharply different positions on Tehran’s nuclear program, its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium (HEU), and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. While some details of a potential agreement have emerged, many do not appear to address the core concerns that prompted the U.S. and Israel to launch the war in February.

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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM.