Iran war live: Trump says war ‘close to over’ as Hormuz blockade continues

President Trump declares conflict 'close to over' while U.S. naval forces maintain a critical blockade of Iran's Strait of Hormuz ports. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Iran war live: Trump says war ‘close to over’ as Hormuz blockade continues

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President Donald Trump declared the ongoing military confrontation with Iran is 'close to over,' even as a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the strategic Strait of Hormuz continues unabated. The announcement, made from the White House, came with a significant diplomatic overture: the President suggested Pakistan as a potential host for a second round of talks aimed at de-escalating the crisis. The dual messaging of imminent resolution paired with sustained military pressure defines the current, tense phase of the conflict. The centerpiece of the operational standoff remains the American-led blockade, which has effectively sealed off key Iranian ports along the Hormuz chokepoint. This maritime action has severely disrupted the flow of Iranian oil exports and commercial shipping, applying intense economic pressure on Tehran. The Strait of Hormuz is a global energy artery, through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil passes, making the U.S. military presence there a point of acute international concern. The blockade represents the most tangible and risky escalation of force in the recent cycle of hostilities. The President's assertion that the war is nearing its end appears strategically aimed at both domestic and international audiences. For a U.S. public wary of protracted foreign entanglements, it offers a promise of swift conclusion. On the global stage, it frames the continued blockade not as a prelude to further offensive action, but as a stabilizing measure to compel Iranian compliance at the negotiating table. However, this optimistic assessment has not been matched by any visible reduction in U.S. naval assets in the region or a public reciprocation from Iranian leadership. The proposal to hold follow-up talks in Pakistan introduces a new and complex geopolitical element. Pakistan maintains a delicate relationship with both the United States and Iran, sharing a long border with the latter. Hosting such negotiations would place Islamabad in a pivotal, yet potentially precarious, mediating role. The suggestion indicates a possible shift from European or Gulf Arab venues to a location perceived as more neutral within Iran's strategic calculus,...

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