Trump: "No papers" Negotiations are in Iran’s hands, with the exception of control over the Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald TrumpFriday Iran does not have "papers" Negotiations in the upcoming discussions with the United States in Pakistan, with the exception of controlling maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which is vital for energy supplies.

He wrote Trumpon his Truth Social platform "The Iranians do not seem to realize that they have no cards except to blackmail the world in the short term through the use of international waterways. The only reason they are still alive today is to negotiate!"

In another post, the 79-year-old American president said: "The Iranians are better at dealing with fake news media and public relations than they are at fighting" The Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s crude oil passes, is at the heart of peace talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan on Saturday.

Iran and the United States said that the vital passage would be reopened after a two-week truce was announced on Tuesday, but Iranian threats prevent the largest number of ships from crossing the strait.

Trump said Thursday that Iran is…"Very bad, one might even say shameful, action on the issue of the passage of oil through the Strait of Hormuz".

He added "This is not what we agreed on!"

Trump’s statement about the lack of papers in Iran’s hands brings back memories of the stormy meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office in February 2025, when Trump told him "The papers are not in your hands" Confronting Russia.

In a statement to the Washington Post on Friday, Trump said that American warships would be resupplied with weapons to strike Iran if the talks did not lead to an agreement.

The newspaper quoted Trump as saying on the phone. "There is a reset process underway. We load the ships with the best munitions, the best weapons ever made, even better than we did when we completely destroyed them.".

He added "If we don’t reach an agreement, we will use it, and we will use it very effectively"

Trump had spoken earlier, in a brief and ambiguous message on social media, about "The most powerful reset process in the world!!!"

US Vice President Jay Dee Vance headed to Islamabad on Friday to head the US delegation in weekend talks with Iran, and warned Tehran against an attempt to… "Manipulation" In Washington.

Vance said before his plane took off from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington "We will try to engage in positive negotiations".

He added "If the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we are certainly willing to extend a hand. If they try to manipulate us, they will find that the negotiating team will not welcome it".