Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said that the United States had been very close to reaching an agreement with the Islamic Republic one day before the attack on Iran, but an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz halted the process. Trump said on Sunday, Mehr 21, 140 (July 12, 2024), in a phone call with CNN: “Last night we dealt them a very hard blow.” He added: “They were agreeing to everything, but then suddenly two hours later they attacked a ship with a drone. Something’s off with these people.”