Trump demands Iran open Strait of Hormuz – threatens
US President Donald Trump is issuing a strong threat to Iran to immediately open the Strait of Hormuz.
“Effective immediately, the United States Navy – the best in the world – will begin the process of imposing a blockade on all vessels attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The written message from President Trump, who is also the US commander in chief, includes an order for the US Navy to board ships traveling through the strait – and that may have paid a fee to Iran for the trip.
He also demands that Iran “immediately and quickly open international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” which Iran currently controls.
Iran controls
Most shipping has been stopped in the internationally important waterway by Iran, but some ships have been allowed to pass after probable agreements with Tehran.
Trump’s threat against Iran also comes with an order to the US Navy to stop all shipping to and from the strait; and that the Navy begin operations to clear mines in the strait.
Already on Saturday, two US guided missile destroyers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a minesweeping operation, according to the US military.
Blown to hell
Trump’s statement on Sunday afternoon, morning US time, comes after peace talks in Islamabad between high-ranking representatives from Iran and the US, under Pakistani mediation, collapsed overnight. The president writes in his post that he received a full account of the failed meeting from the American leader of the delegation, Vice President J D Vance.
Trump concluded his post on Truth Social with a blatant warning to Tehran:
“Any Iranian who fires on us, or any peaceful ship, will be blown to hell,” with the last three words written in capital letters.
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