https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-says-u-s-is-not-forcing-iran-to-negotiate-after-fresh-round-of-strikesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-says-u-s-is-not-forcing-iran-to-negotiate-after-fresh-round-of-strikeshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-says-u-s-is-not-forcing-iran-to-negotiate-after-fresh-round-of-strikes#u55037Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:52:45 +0000US President Donald Trump stated that the United States is not trying to force Iran back to the negotiating table after American forces carried out a fresh round of strikes against Iranian targets. The situation escalated with two oil tankers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump downplayed the conflict, calling it a "relatively little" 6-month war.Why it mattersThe tensions between the US and Iran have been rising, with recent attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and exchanges of strikes between the two countries. The US has not been talking to Iran during this period of