Donald Trump says that US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday to hold a second round of talks with Iran but has issued a warning to Iran accusing it of violating the ceasefire in place by firing bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz
The president threatened to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructure if it doesn’t take the deal the US is offering.
“If they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,”
Overnight, all vessels exited the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz until the U.S. blockade is lifted.
Yemen’s Houthis say they will close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if Donald Trump continues to obstruct peace
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and is a key route for energy supplies from the Persian Gulf to Europe.
Around 12% of global seaborne oil trade and 8% of the world’s liquefied natural gas pass through the strait.
Turkey is pushing a new trade corridor bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reports
Ankara plans to open the border with Armenia and launch the TRIPP route between Europe and Asia.
It could cut delivery times to 12–15 days instead of around 40 by sea, but the project depends on politics and complex infrastructure.
