And that purported deal includes the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as an end to “Iran’s nuclear threat.” Are there really “parameters” (or perimeters) of a deal in place to end the war and open the Strait, both goals that have proved elusive to Trump for the last several months? It would not be the first time during the Iran conflict that Trump announced a diplomatic breakthrough that turned out to be anything but. But Iran’s government has not only denied that a deal to end the war is anywhere close, but that direct talks with the U.S. are set to take place at all. “We have no problem with war at all, and we are ready for the big confrontation,” al-Mousawi told the Times was Iran’s response.