Trump says the situation with Iran is “going fine”, claiming that US forces are in complete control of the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran is going fine – going just absolutely fine. We totally control the Strait of Hormuz. We have control over it; nobody else, only us. Our navy is unbelievable, and things going great for our country,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews.
“I don’t trust Iran. I’m the last person to trust Iran; they’ve lied to me constantly. We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now; they don’t have control,” he added.
Footage shows an Egyptian-owned cargo vessel engulfed in flames in the Bab al-Mandeb strait after a suspected attack by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed four crew members.
If confirmed, the deaths would be the first from a Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war began in February.
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ReplyDeleteUS President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he does not trust Iran and claimed that the US currently has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz.
ReplyDelete“I don't trust Iran. Why — are you saying I trust Iran!? I'm the last person to trust Iran,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland following his trip to Ohio.
“They've lied to me constantly,” he added.
“We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now. They don't have control. We have total control. We own it,” he said.
The Middle East has remained tense since the US-Israeli war on Iran began in late February. Tehran and Washington have yet to reach a final agreement to end the confrontation, while the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global energy supply chains.
The United States fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and is ready to deliver strikes against Iran if the Islamic republic attempts to change the state of affairs in any way, US President Donald Trump said while answering questions from journalists at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington.
ReplyDelete"We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now. <...> We own it. And at some point, maybe they [Iran] will do something, and then they get blown away," he said.