Trump fumes over 'duplicitous' Iranian leadership

An irate President Donald Trump on Monday fumed over "duplicitous" Iranian leadership, after he called off planned strikes on Iran to resume peace talks, only for Iran to deny plans to meet.

"Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous! They ask for a meeting, some would say 'beg,' talks begin, with more scheduled in the immediate future, and they say, openly and proudly, that they’re not having any discussions, that nothing is being talked about, and they’re only dealing with 'Oman,'" he posted on Truth Social.

"They then go on to give their usual blather in saying, the Strait of Hormuz will be operated powerfully by them, when it is already completely controlled by the United States Navy and our 'Blockade' or, as some say, 'The United States Wall of Steel!" he wen ton. "Nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a Deal, or Total Surrender, is accomplished."

Trump's remarks follow Iran denying plans to meet with American negotiators on Monday. The president had anticipated a formal resumption of peace talks.

The war began in late February with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump has sought a commitment from Iran that it would not pursue nuclear weapons, but he has thus far been unable to extract that concession via conflict or negotiations.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.