Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsThe Wall Street Journal reported Trump was willing to forgo signing a nuclear deal, instead relying on U.S. military readiness to respond should Iran violate the cease-fireShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe09:04 PM • August 09 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump was prepared to declare victory in the war against Iran should the Strait of Hormuz be reopened, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing U.S. officials, saying privately he would forgo signing a nuclear deal with Tehran. CommentsIn the News'Trump Started a War With No Plan. Now He Doesn't Know How to End It'U.S. University to Pay Israeli Scholar Who Lost Job for Calling Gaza a GenocideNearly All Canadian Jewish University Students Faced Antisemitism, Survey FindsSephora to Reportedly Enter Israeli Market With Private-label StoresNetanyahu Rejects Trump's Gaza Plan, Says IDF Won't Withdraw Until Hamas DisarmsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Former Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company