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Iran live updates: US 'miscalculated' in war due to intel 'failures,' Araghchi says

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Iran live updates: US 'miscalculated' in war due to intel 'failures,' Araghchi says. Trump said Wednesday he wants the U.S. to "KEEP" the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries. The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint. Trump says Iran situation 'absolutely fine'. While gaggling with reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump said the situation in Iran is progressing "absolutely fine," again insisting that the U.S. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. "Iran is going fine, going just absolutely fine. We totally control the Strait of Hormuz. We have control over it. Nobody else, only us. Our navy is unbelievable, and things are going great for our country," he said. Despite the president's insistence that talks are going well with Iran, he made clear that he does not trust Tehran's representatives and that renewed military action is still possible. "I don't trust Iran," Trump said. "I'm the last person to trust Iran. They've lied to me constantly. We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now. They don't have control. We have total control. We own it." "And at some point, maybe they'll do something and then they get blown away," Trump added. "Right now, we're in a very good position." Iranian official says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until all conditions are met. Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until all Iran's conditions are met, including the conditions in Gaza and Lebanon. "Iran's message is clear: The Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened until the United States ends the war and blockade, releases Iran's frozen assets, and the war throughout the region, including in Lebanon and Gaza, ends. The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until all conditions are met," Rezaei said in a post on X.