Iran promises to reopen strait if U.S. agrees to postpone talks on nuclear program

Government

The White House said Monday it received an offer from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if talks around its nuclear program are postponed to another time, prompting a debate among President Trump and his security team. The proposal would offer an accelerated path to ending the two-month-old war. But Mr. Trump is eager to maintain his blockade of Iranian ports to maintain leverage in negotiations over Iran’s uranium enrichment program. The White House was careful to characterize the debate in