Talks between the United States and Iran are set to resume on Monday, with President Donald Trump calling a deal imminent after canceling weekend strikes at the request of Gulf states. What the Strait of Hormuz Deal Might Look LikeWhat Tehran and Muscat are negotiating is not a ceasefire. Tehran has been explicit about the premise: the strait will not return to its pre-war status. The deal Washington signed set up the negotiation that now excludes it. His ideas have been published in the NY Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and many other outlets.