President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran informed his administration that it is in a “state of collapse” and wants the Strait of Hormuz to be opened amid what he said are leadership problems.
In a post issued on Truth Social on the morning of April 28, the president wrote, “Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse.’”
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