Max Bearak Eric Schmitt Erika Solomon and Euan Ward
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/26/world/iran-war-trump-deal
Iran
deployed mine-laying boats in the Strait of Hormuz and flew attack drones near
American ships, threatening actions that drew U.S. strikes early Tuesday,
according to two American officials. Hours later, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary
Guards Corps promised a “decisive reciprocal response” to any cease-fire
violations.
The two
U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military
matters, said the strikes came after the Americans observed Iranian forces
taking several actions, including launching the drones and activity at missile
launch sites. The U.S. military attacked Iranian boats and launch sites in what
it called “self-defense strikes.”
The
ratcheting up of hostilities after a period of relative calm added to the
uncertainty surrounding negotiations for a potential peace deal. President
Trump and his administration have continued to offer conflicting signals about
the state of play, indicating over the weekend that a deal, at least to open
the key oil and gas shipping lanes of the strait, was close at hand.
Secretary
of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said talks to end the war were in progress, and
that a deal could take “a few days.” A day earlier, Mr. Trump said there was no
hurry to reach an agreement, and the result would be either “great and
meaningful” or “no deal” at all. Iran’s lead negotiators returned home on
Tuesday from peace talks in Qatar, indicating at least a temporary pause in the
discussions.
Mr. Trump
has repeatedly threatened a return to hostilities while also pushing for a
peace agreement. He has focused on a preliminary deal to reopen the strait,
which Iran has effectively blockaded, but Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched
uranium and U.S. sanctions on Iran remain largely
unresolved issues.
Iran’s
supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said in a written statement on Tuesday that
the war with the United States had shown that American military bases in the
Middle East are no longer safe.
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