Trump: Iranians only alive to negotiate, have no cards but 'short-term extortion' with Hormuz


US President Donald Trump gives a press conference in the White House, April 6, 2026.



















US President Donald Trump gives a press conference in the White House, April 6, 2026.
(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE/FILE PHOTO)

US President Donald Trump said that the Iranian leadership is only alive to negotiate, and that they have no negotiating power aside from their control over the Strait of Hormuz, in a post on Truth Social shared on Friday.

"The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short-term extortion of the world by using international waterways. The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate!" Trump shared in a social media statement.

Trump also attacked Iran's use of "fake news," writing in a separate post that "the Iranians are better at handling the Fake News Media, and 'Public Relations,' than they are at fighting!

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