Trump says no Iran talks planned as UAE suspends trade with Tehran

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 18, 2026 · 1145 words

Maritime Security in the Strait of Hormuz US-Iran relations Middle East Geopolitical Conflict

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Trump says no Iran talks planned as UAE suspends trade with Tehran US President Donald Trump said Tuesday no talks with Iran were planned and insisted the Strait of Hormuz remained open despite reduced shipping traffic.

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What happened

Why it matters

Oman and Iran neared a deal on the waterway as a projectile struck a vessel, while the UAE said two Iranian ballistic missiles landed in or near its waters.

Common ground

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US has no talks planned with Iran but insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains “open and operating,” despite limited traffic and a reported strike on a ship exiting the waterway.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that One landed outside of the country’s waters, and the other landed within them?
How does this story connect Maritime Security in the Strait of Hormuz with US-Iran relations over the next few days?

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Claim 1: “One landed outside of the country’s waters, and the other landed within them”

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Claim 2: “all water mines have been removed”

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The claim that all water mines have been removed appears in a specific report and a supporter community post, but is not corroborated by independent news agencies or official maritime reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — All water mines have been removed or detonated." Iran's Losing Grip On Hormuz. This is not the first time Trump has claimed the upper hand in control of the crucial energy passage in the six-month-old…
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/trump-claims-us-control-over…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Hormuz Strait is open and operating. All water mines have been removed or detonated.Be advised this community is for serious supporters of President Trump. We have discussions, memes, AMAs, and mo…
https://patriots.win/p/1ATCIoLMjz/there-are-no-talks-or-conv…

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web search NEUTRAL — It turns out a couple of emotes were removed recently—let's get some compensation for them#jujutsushenanigans #roblox #jjs #gaming #pvp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npYONfJ24Dk

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Claim 3: “Iran early Wednesday rejected the UAE’s claims that it launched missiles toward the country”

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Claim 4: “The Trump administration has told Oman it opposes parts of the yet-to-be-announced deal”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny that the Trump administration told Oman it opposes parts of a pending deal.

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Claim 5: “Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped significantly last week, with confirmed crossings falling 19.5% to 95 transits”

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Claim 6: “Only three vessels made it through the waterway on Sunday, according to shipping data platform Kpler”

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Claim 7: “Crossings through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait increased 6.7% to 254 transits”

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Claim 8: “Trump also threatened to bomb Oman as the country sought a deal with Iran to manage shipping traffic through the strait”

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Three independent web search results explicitly report that Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it 'gets in the way' of a deal with Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phase ceasefire framework i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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Claim 9: “An unidentified projectile damaged the engine room of a ship in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman and “resulted in a crew casualty," according to the British military’s UK Maritime Trade Operations center”

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Claim 10: “Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed they fired drones at an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia”

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Wikipedia confirms the existence of the 'September 2026 Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia' and the 'Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia' as part of the spillover from the 2026 Iran war.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia refers to a maritime and aerial embargo declared by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia on 20 July 2026. It marked a major escalation between the Iran-aligned Houthis and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_blockade_of_Saudi_Arabi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi forces in the Arabian Peninsula, including the southern Saudi prov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi–Saudi_Arabian_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As a result of the resumption of hostillities in Yemen in a spillover of the 2026 Iran war and the increasing tensions in the Middle East and in Yemen (after the 2026 Sanaa airport strike by the Saudi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2026_Houthi_strikes_…

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Claim 11: “The attack targeted a facility run by Saudi Aramco”

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Claim 12: “An Israeli strike hit Gaza City on Tuesday, killing six people, including a child, and wounding 14 others, according to Shifa Hospital”

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Claim 13: “the UAE said two Iranian ballistic missiles landed in or near its waters”

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Wikipedia entries for 'Iran–United Arab Emirates relations' and 'United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war' confirm that Iran launched missile and drone strikes on Emirati territory starting February 28, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iranians in the United Arab Emirates are residents of Iranian national background living in the UAE. They comprise an estimated 5–8% of the population and have contributed significantly to the country…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_the_United_Arab_Em…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and the United Arab Emirates previously maintained diplomatic missions, but the United Arab Emirates closed its embassy in Tehran on March 1, 2026, following a series of Iranian missile and drone…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_Arab_Emirates_rela…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 United States–Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_in_the_20…

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Claim 14: “Israeli forces have carried out repeated airstrikes since then, killing at least 1,266 Palestinians, according to health officials in Gaza”

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Claim 15: “The 60-day negotiating period ended this week between the US and Iran”

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Claim 16: “dark transits... fell from 40 to 16, Kpler said”

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Claim 17: “Trump said on social media Tuesday that the US blockade of Iranian ports remains “in full force and effect,””

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Yahoo News Canada and Asian Telegraph Qatar both report Trump's social media claims regarding the naval blockade of Iranian ports remaining in 'full force and effect'.

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web search NEUTRAL — In a Friday post on his social media platform Truth Social, US President Donald Trump said Iran would be required to remove any remaining mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while the US would lift its nav…
https://asiantelegraph.net/current-affairs/us-blockade-of-ir…

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web search NEUTRAL — The US leader insisted in a social media post on Tuesday that while the naval blockade of Iranian ports remains "in full force and effect", all other marine traffic was free to pass. He also posted a …
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-says-no-talks-planned-210359…

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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States has no talks planned with Iran, while insisting that the Strait of Hormuz remains "open and operating" despite sharply reduced traffic …
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/strait-of-hormuz-traff…

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Claim 18: “US President Donald Trump said Tuesday no talks with Iran were planned”

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Multiple independent news sources (Yahoo News Canada, India Today) report that President Trump stated on Tuesday that no talks with Iran were planned.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 19: “the Strait of Hormuz remained open despite reduced shipping traffic”

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Sources provide contradictory information: India Today reports Trump insisting the strait remains 'open and operating', while maritime intelligence firms (Windward) and Wikipedia report that traffic has 'contracted sharply' or been 'largely blocked' by Iran since February 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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Claim 20: “The UAE announced that it had suspended all trade and financial dealings with Iran”

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Claim 21: “a projectile hit a ship in the strait”

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Multiple high-authority news organizations (BBC, France24, Al Jazeera, EuroNews) independently report that a cargo vessel was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a verified source had told it that a cargo vessel has been struck "by an unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypekl71gdo?at_medium=RSS…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Britain's maritime security agency UKMTO said an unnamed cargo vessel had been struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260805-us-says-ira…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — A cargo vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said in a statement.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/6/iran-war-day-68-trum…

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Claim 22: “The defense ministry of the United Arab Emirates said two ballistic missiles were launched from Iran toward the UAE on Tuesday”

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Claim 23: “the US and Israel launched a war against Iran on Feb. 28”

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Claim 24: “The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that the Iranian-Omani deal could pave the way for Washington and Tehran to return to negotiations”

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Claim 25: “Trump posted a map depicting the strait as US territory”

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Both Al Jazeera and Yahoo News Canada report that Trump posted a map on Truth Social depicting the Strait of Hormuz as 'New US Territory'.

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