{"id":3500,"date":"2026-08-19T23:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:43:33","slug":"trump-orders-halt-to-iran-talks-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3500","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders halt to Iran talks: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"435\" data-id=\"3501\" src=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Trump-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Trump-2.png 450w, https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Trump-2-300x290.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (US local time) instructed his top envoys to halt their conversations with Iran, according to a CNN report, citing US officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump told his negotiating team, including Vice President JD Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, not to engage with Tehran despite what officials described as some &#8220;positive discussions&#8221; with Iran, the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signaling his readiness to put the conflict at arm&#8217;s length, Trump has been unsatisfied with Tehran&#8217;s unwillingness to bend to his demands, according to the report. He wants to wait until Iran&#8217;s leaders signal fresh willingness to strike the deal he is seeking before reengaging, reports Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The White House is shifting strategy to &#8220;strangle&#8221; Iran over time rather than resort to further strikes, CNN quoted a source familiar with the matter as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the United States would impose measures on Iran that have &#8220;never been seen,&#8221; and Washington is stepping up a financial campaign against Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the Treasury Department has targeted Iranian &#8220;bank accounts, crypto wallets, assets around the world, cutting off payments into both the leadership in the regime and the government itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite repeated earlier assertions that talks were proceeding well, Trump announced on social media on Tuesday that there were &#8220;no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled&#8221; with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Naval Blockade remains in full force and effect,&#8221; he added, claiming the Strait of Hormuz &#8220;is open and operating&#8221; and &#8220;all water mines have been removed or detonated,&#8221; contradicting reports that traffic through the global energy waterway remains sharply reduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States and Iran remain at odds over the Strait of Hormuz and the terms for ending the conflict, with the future of the talks uncertain after a 60-day negotiating period set under a memorandum of understanding ended on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (US local time) instructed his top envoys to halt their conversations with Iran, according to a CNN report, citing US officials. 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