Trump: Iran 'Negotiating On Fumes'
Larry Elder > Video
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with his Cabinet at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran and asserts the Iranian side is “negotiating on fumes.” The Republican president has projected confidence that he's closing in on a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and give him a credible argument that Iran’s nuclear capability has been diminished enough to declare victory. But Trump risks finding that closure to his war of choice comes with an unsatisfactory ending — one that puts off many critical issues to be resolved later. It leaves Trump vulnerable to criticism that Iran’s hard-line leaders will emerge from the conflict battered but emboldened.
