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Or sign-in if you have an account.Iranians stand next to a symbol of a Kheibar missile as they take part during a rally in support of the country's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and commemorate Eid al-Ghadir in Tehran on June 4, 2026. Photo by AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. and Iran remained at loggerheads over any potential truce heading into the weekend, with the conflict nearing the 100-day mark and Tehran saying that it and Oman have sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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Meanwhile, a military adviser to Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei told CNN that “the ball is in Trump’s court” when it comes to a deal, insisting on the unfreezing of US$24 billion in assets.U.S. President Donald Trump has insisted for months that Iran is near its breaking point. On Friday he told reporters that “We’re having great success with Iran,” adding that “they’re in no position to have a nuclear weapon.”Columnist Jesse Kline keeps you up to date with what’s happening in Israel and the effects of antisemitism on life here in Canada. Friday mornings.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Channel Israel will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againBut Trump, in an interview with NBC, conceded that Iran still has some missile and drone capacity, despite moments earlier saying that the U.S. has “totally destroyed” Iran’s military capabilities and that the country is “virtually decapitated.” He said Iran still has about 21-22 per cent of their missiles remaining.“It’s a lot of missiles, but it’s not what it was when we first attacked,” he told the television network in an interview Friday.Trump earlier in the day downplayed the higher cost of oil, an increase that has helped push up gasoline prices: “People thought it was going to be a lot worse. Today I looked at US$96 a barrel, people thought that was going to be US$300 a barrel.” Oil prices fell more than 2 per cent on Friday, with U.S. crude trading near US$90 a barrel on signs that China has curbed consumption and as American crude exports helped to plug some of the lost supplies.Without a breakthrough, the continuing standoff suggests that Tehran believes it can bear the current level of pressure longer while betting that the political pain in the U.S. may get the American leader to concede on some of his objectives.Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier said there had been “no tangible progress” in talks even though the two sides continued to exchange messages via mediators. No commercial transits through the Strait of Hormuz were observed on Friday morning, with three passages in each direction seen Thursday, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.U.S. forces have counted nearly 1,000 commercial vessel transits in and out of the Strait of Hormuz in the last two months, according to an official familiar with U.S. Central Command operations. The figure is still far below the more than 100 ships passing daily through the vital waterway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf before the conflict.As the conflict that began Feb. 28 nears the 100-day mark, Trump traveled to Wisconsin for a domestic political event after a pair of rebukes by the Republican-led Congress over his foreign policy. The first was when the House voted to halt the war with Iran, a largely symbolic move that underscores the president’s loosening grip on Capitol Hill. Four GOP members joined Democrats in passing the measure.Congress then passed legislation to provide additional aid to Ukraine and impose more sanctions on Russia. The moves come after a surge in inflation since the war started has eaten away at Americans’ paychecks, straining consumers who were already frustrated by the high cost of living. Sixty-four percent of Americans say going to war with Iran was the wrong decision, according to a New York Times/Siena poll taken in May.Nevertheless, Trump on Thursday said negotiations are in the “final” stages, without elaborating. Earlier this week, Iran fired missiles and drones at Kuwait and Bahrain, killing one person and injuring dozens at Kuwait’s main airport. That was the worst of several flareups since a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran took hold on April 8. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. 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