Iran failed to reach a final deal with the U.S.by Monday’s deadline, leaving disputes over Tehran’s nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz unresolved nearly six months into the war.Tehran instead announced an understanding with Oman on a new commercial transit route through the strait, but the plan cannot take effect without U.S.
approval, and leaves unresolved Washington’s blockade, Iran’s nuclear program and the broader negotiations.Hormuz, where a fifth of the world's oil traverses, remained at the heart of the deadlock, leaving the two sides without a path to a broader agreement on ending the war or resolving the nuclear dispute.Iran insists it must retain authority over passage through the strait, while the United States has demanded unrestricted commercial navigation.TRUMP WARNS IRAN FIGHTING ISN'T OVER AS HE VOWS US WILL 'WIN' AS TALKS FADEU.S.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Aug.9, 2026 at Morristown Airport in Morristown, N.J.
(Eric Lee/Getty Images)Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the two countries had reached "an understanding … regarding the map of the transit route" and were working to finalize a joint statement.President Donald Trump responded in a Fox News interview: "If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s--- out of them."Trump also said Iran should surrender to end the war, telling Fox News, "They should put up the white flag of surrender." He has maintained that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remains the administration’s central objective.The 60-day window was established under a June memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to halt hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide a framework for a broader agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions and regional security issues.The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on the conclusion of the negotiating period with no deal reached.GULF COUNTRIES STRONGLY CONDEMN IRAN'S DRONE ...