Trump heads – President Donald Trump said he will meet his national security team in the White House Situation Room on Friday, May 28 to make a “final determination” on whether to approve an Iran deal. In a Truth Social post, he laid out demands tied to Iran’s nuclear capab
When President Donald Trump sat down to post at 10:51 a.m. ET on Truth Social, he framed it as a decision point—one he planned to make in person. Later Friday, May 28, he said he would meet with his national security team in the White House Situation Room to decide whether to approve an Iran deal.
“I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination,” Trump wrote, after outlining conditions he wants met in negotiations.
His demands centered on nuclear limits and immediate access through one of the world’s most strategically important waterways. Trump said Iran must agree it will “never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb.” He also said the Strait of Hormuz must be “immediately open” with no tolls on shipping.
On the nuclear side, Trump added that Iran would have to complete the removal of highly enriched uranium. He said the enriched uranium “will be unearthed by the United States” and destroyed in coordination with the Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency. “No money will be exchanged, until further notice,” he wrote.
Trump also suggested a separate operational shift tied to the naval blockade in the strait. He wrote that ships overseeing the blockade “may start the process of ‘heading home!’” and said the blockade “will now be lifted. ” though it was unclear whether he meant immediately or only after a final deal is finalized.
In the same post, Trump said he was not worried about how the war in Iran might affect his party’s performance in the 2026 midterm elections. He tied his confidence to the idea that the decisions now being weighed will not harm Republican prospects.
His remarks came after U.S. and Iran negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a memorandum of understanding aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and continuing discussions on Tehran’s nuclear program during an extended 60-day ceasefire. Even so, the proposal still lacked Trump’s endorsement.
The sequence laid out by Trump made the stakes feel immediate: negotiators had taken steps toward reopening the strait and extending a ceasefire. but Trump’s “final determination” hinges on whether his specific requirements—no nuclear weapons. immediate access without tolls. and the removal and U.S.-supervised destruction of highly enriched uranium—are accepted.
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