Framing Analysis
President Trump stated there are no scheduled talks with Iran and that the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz remains in effect. U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran began February 28 and the prior U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding has expired. Iran has conditioned reopening of the Strait on the lifting of sanctions and the blockade, while sources disagree on whether the waterway is currently operating normally.