# Trump Takes Hard Line on Iran as Hormuz Control Remains in Limbo

https://mins.news/en/video/24905

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-18 08:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiSUgoXqMxY

> US President Donald Trump said he would not seek to revive a stalled truce with Iran, leaving the simmering Middle East conflict and the contest for control of the Strait of Hormuz unresolved.

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