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"He wants action": Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit

<p>President Trump was fed up with the "no deal, no war" stalemate in <a href="https://www.axios.com/world/iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. The <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/03/trump-us-navy-iran-ships-strait-hormuz" target="_blank">operation he ordered</a> to change that

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"He wants action": Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit<p>President Trump was fed up with the "no deal, no war" stalemate in <a href="https://www.axios.com/world/iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. The <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/03/trump-us-navy-iran-ships-strait-hormuz" target="_blank">operation he ordered</a> to change that
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