US President Trump issues threatening remarks to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz: 'I hope they are not doing it'

US President Trump’s statements, which cast uncertainty over the ceasefire process, continue.

Sharing a post on his social media account regarding the latest situation in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump issued a threat by claiming that the Tehran administration is charging transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz, which is entirely under Iranian control.

'IRAN MUST STOP IMMEDIATELY'

In his statement, Trump included the following remarks:

“There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. I hope they are not doing it, and if they are, they must stop immediately!”

CLAIM OF 'OIL FLOW WITH OR WITHOUT IRAN'S HELP'

Shortly after, Trump made another post regarding Iran and the oil flow in the Strait of Hormuz, in which he said:

“The Wall Street Journal, which has one of the worst and most inaccurate editorial boards in the world, wrote that I declared an “early victory” in Iran. No, this is a victory, and nothing about it is early.

Thanks to me, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and you will see oil starting to flow very quickly, with or without Iran’s help, it makes no difference to me either way.

The Wall Street Journal will, as always, have to eat its words.

They are always very quick to criticize, but as is often the case, they never admit it when they are wrong. President Donald J. Trump”

WHAT HAPPENED

Despite this statement from Trump, the decision to close the Strait of Hormuz—which shook oil markets and brought the world to the brink of a global economic crisis—could not be reversed by Washington, despite all the attacks by the US military and Trump’s claims that passage was “safe.”

Oil tankers and shipping companies also halted passages, taking into account Iran’s warnings that no ships belonging to any US-Israeli allied country would be allowed to pass, rather than listening to the US. Passages in the Strait remain controlled and are continuing much more slowly than in the pre-war period.