What is Trump's stated position on resuming military action against Iran, and what key humanitarian and economic concerns does he cite?

Trump stated, 'on a human basis, I prefer not' to restart hostilities in the war that erupted with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, citing that 'thousands of people have been killed across the Middle East, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, and energy prices have soared because of the blockage of the vital Strait of Hormuz.' He reiterated frustration with stalled negotiations but stopped short of threatening to end the ceasefire or order fresh airstrikes.

Why is the Strait of Hormuz central to the current US-Iran standoff, and what are the two sides' conflicting conditions for reopening it?

The Strait of Hormuz — through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas normally flows — lies at the heart of the stalemate; Iran insists the US must end a naval blockade on its ports before Tehran will reopen the waterway, while the White House says the blockade is working by squeezing Iran’s economy and choking off its oil exports, aiming to force Iranian concessions.

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