A. Martinez

NPR White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram joins us now.

What was the president's message?

Yeah, when it comes to his goals, though, for the war, he said he wanted to remove Iran's nuclear capabilities.

He also wants the Strait of Hormuz open.

If, indeed, the war is winding down, does the administration see those goals getting accomplished at the same time?

Yeah, and it's interesting that he said other countries should take it because for a while the U.S.

talked about taking it.

And in his same speech, Trump said it would open his word naturally.

All right, that's NPR's Deepa Shivaram.

Thanks a lot.

Thank you.

In his address, President Trump repeated this threat to Iran if a deal's not reached soon.

We're joined now by NPR international correspondent Ayyub Atrawi in Dubai.

So let's start with the threat that we just heard from the president.

What's Iran's response to that?

Now, in the case of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran basically is choosing which ships can pass through.

What has the response been from Gulf Arab countries who can't get their oil?

Yet no international coalition exists, and the price of oil climbed again after the Trump speech yesterday.

That's NPR international correspondent Aya Batrawi in Dubai.

Thank you very much.