Trump Convenes Situation Room Meeting Over Fresh Crisis In Strait Of Hormuz Amid Iran’s Warning

A senior U.S. official said that if there is no breakthrough soon, the war could resume in the coming days.

The United States president, Donald Trump convened a White House Situation Room meeting on Saturday to discuss the renewed crisis around the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations with Iran, according to two U.S. officials.

The situation with Iran is at a critical point, with the ceasefire expected to expire in three days, and no final date set for a new meeting between U.S. and Iranian negotiators.

Iran’s Saturday announcement about the renewed closure of the Strait, as well as multiple attacks by Iran on several vessels in the waterway, came less than 24 hours after Trump said a deal to end the war could happen “within a day or two.”

A senior U.S. official said that if there is no breakthrough soon, the war could resume in the coming days.

The situation room meeting was attended by Vice President Vance — who is expected to participate in the next round of negotiations with Iran — Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to a U.S. official.

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, White House envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA Director John Ratliffe and Joint Chiefs chairman Dan Caine also attended, the official said.

Pakistani army chief Asim Munir held mediation talks between the U.S. and Iran in Tehran this week, and U.S. officials said Trump spoke by phone at least once with Munir and the Iranians.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Saturday that the U.S presented new proposals during the talks, and that Iran is reviewing them, but has not yet responded.

SaharaReporters earlier reported that Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared that control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz “returned to its previous state,” blaming what it described as the United States’ continued blockade of Iranian ports.

In a statement issued by its joint military command and cited by state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the IRGC accused the US of engaging in “acts of piracy and maritime theft under the guise of a so-called blockade.”

The Iranian military had said it has now imposed strict control over the critical waterway, warning that the situation will persist unless Washington restores full navigation rights for Iranian vessels.

“Control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state, and this strategic waterway is now under strict management and control by the armed forces,” the statement had read.