According to a report by the Times of Israel on Wednesday 4 February, 2026, United States President Donald Trump briefly weighed pulling the plug on talks with Iran after two tense encounters between American and Iranian naval forces near the Sea of Arabia, according to US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal. The incidents reportedly rattled Washington at a sensitive moment in the negotiations, raising doubts about whether diplomacy could hold.
And yet, despite that spike in tension, Trump ultimately chose to stay at the table. The Journal notes that the report does not spell out what tipped the balance or why the administration decided against walking away once things cooled down.
Some analysts believe the naval moves may have been deliberate. In their view, Iranian hardliners could have been testing limits, signaling skepticism about the talks while betting that Trump would stop short of launching a major military strike….READ_MORE.
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