US and Iran locked in standoff as expert warns Trump ‘doesn’t have the power to budge a single country’

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The United States and Iran remain locked in a standoff with no clear off-ramp with an expert warning President Donald Trump is struggling to shift momentum. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, with the ceasefire set to expire in less than 48 hours and no signs of meaningful progress in peace negotiations. [{ "selector": ".qeojp-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 30px))", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"} ] }]