Trump says ‘no money will be exchanged’ as final Iran-Hormuz deal terms emerge

The President sets Gulf armistice terms, demands nuclear destruction and free trade
White House says president gathers national security team to assess technical disarmament framework (Getty Images)
White House says president gathers national security team to assess technical disarmament framework (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald J Trump has publicly unsealed his final, non-negotiable conditions for a comprehensive truce framework with Iran, declaring that "no money will be exchanged" to secure a deal.

Writing in an expansive post on Truth Social, the President detailed the rigid requirements necessary to permanently freeze the three-month Persian Gulf conflict, signaling that secret international negotiations have officially entered their final, high-stakes verification stage.



Trump laid down an absolute mandate regarding global energy transit, asserting that the strategic Strait of Hormuz must be immediately open for unrestricted shipping traffic in both directions, with absolutely no foreign tolls or regulatory permits allowed.

The President confirmed that while American underwater mine sweepers have already removed numerous water mines through detonation, Tehran must complete the immediate removal of any remaining naval explosives to guarantee commercial safety.

Pentagon prepares nuclear material excavation

The most striking condition focuses on the absolute elimination of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, which the President referred to as "Nuclear Dust."

Iran is building a security barrier at the base of Mount Kolang Gaz La (The Institute for Science and International Security)
A technical guide outlining the underground excavation plan to permanently dismantle the regime's enriched materials (The Institute for Science and International Security)

Trump revealed the material is currently buried deep underground beneath mountains that collapsed during a targeted American B-2 bomber attack executed 11 months ago.

Under the pending terms, the United States and China, which Trump identified as the only nations holding the mechanical capability to do so, will unearth and destroy the material.

The complex excavation operation will be conducted in close coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

President convenes Situation Room finale

Trump confirmed that the unprecedented naval blockade of Iranian ports will be lifted, allowing commercial ships trapped in the region to finally head home.

5,000-pound munitions hit coastal targets to stop threats against global shipping. The military mission aims to neutralize hardened launch sites that have paralyzed the waterway (@CENTCOM/X)
Shipping tracking maps show the planned departure routes for international commercial vessels after the naval blockade ends (@CENTCOM/X)

While smaller items have been agreed to, the President emphasized that no financial assets will be released to Tehran, directly defying earlier reports of multi-billion dollar concessions.

The White House statement landed immediately after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned that the United States would no longer have a haven for its military bases in West Asia.

Unmoved by the clerical rhetoric, Trump announced he was heading into the Situation Room to make a final determination, putting the full burden of war or peace on Tehran's compliance. 

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