US Signals Deal Possible as Tensions with Iran Escalate Over Gulf Blockade

The United States has left the door open for a potential deal with Iran even as the crisis in the Gulf deepens and its regional allies ramp up military operations. President Donald Trump stated that there is still room for Tehran to engage diplomatically, despite Washington’s tightening blockade of Iranian ports, a move that has drawn fierce condemnation from Iranian officials and masses of protesters in Tehran. The US blockade, aimed at restricting Iranian shipping through the critical Strait o