Trump Falsely Claims US Will Retrieve Iran's Nuclear Dust and Declares Strait of Hormuz Open Despite Ongoing Blockade

President Trump made contradictory claims about Iran negotiations, stating the US would retrieve Iran's enriched uranium ('nuclear dust') through a joint operation, while also declaring the Strait of Hormuz 'fully open and ready for business.' Iranian officials immediately contradicted both claims, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf calling Trump's statements false. The Strait remained under Iranian blockade with ongoing military activity, including Iranian forces firing on civilian ships on April 18. Trump's assertions about uranium retrieval and the Strait's status were not supported by facts on the ground, representing significant misrepresentations during active military tensions. 'Nuclear dust' refers to enriched uranium powder used in nuclear fuel production; Iran's enrichment facilities remained under Iranian control with no joint retrieval operation planned or feasible.

"We'll go in with Iran, and we will take it together, and we will bring it back to the US... The Strait of Hormuz is fully open and ready for business and for passengers." — Statement made during press conference while Iranian forces were actively blockading the Strait and firing on civilian vessels. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf immediately responded: 'Trump's claims about retrieving nuclear materials and the Strait being open are completely false.'