A Wall Street Journal report, citing U.S. officials, says President Donald Trump has spent weeks preparing for a scenario in which the U.S. could reach an outcome involving the Strait of Hormuz without securing a new Iran nuclear agreement.
The report also says Trump has privately told senior aides that he could choose to end negotiations or proceed without obtaining a replacement nuclear deal. According to the account, this reflects internal planning around how U.S. policy might evolve amid heightened regional tensions.
Across the outlet information provided here, the focus is on the reported internal discussions and contingency planning rather than on any publicly announced shift in policy. The sources attribute the claims to U.S. officials speaking to the Wall Street Journal, and the reporting frames the nuclear-deal question as part of broader efforts tied to the security of Hormuz.
