President Trump has extended the Iran ceasefire while maintaining a blockade on Iranian ports, saying it will remain in place until Tehran submits a proposal for talks and “discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”
Meanwhile Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that “blockading Iranian ports is an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire”, adding that Tehran knows “how to resist bullying“.
The American President has been busy posting on his social media platform Truth Social saying
“Iran doesn’t want the Strait of Hormuz closed, they want it open so they can make $500 Million Dollars a day (which is, therefore, what they are losing if it is closed!).”
“They only say they want it closed because I have it totally BLOCKADED (CLOSED!), so they merely want to ‘save face’,” he continued.
Trump added that “people approached me four days ago, saying, ‘Sir, Iran wants to open up the Strait, immediately.’
“But if we do that, there can never be a Deal with Iran, unless we blow up the rest of their Country, their leaders included!”
