The order came after peace negotiations failed after Tehran rejected Washington’s conditions
The President of Iran’s Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, said this Sunday (12) that Tehran will not give in to threats. The statement was made after the President of the United States, Donald Trump, .
Trump’s order came after negotiations to reach a peace agreement failed. In an interview with journalists on Saturday (11), the Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, said that . One of the conditions was the Iranian commitment not to “seek nuclear weapons” and the “tools” to “achieve” the weaponry.
In response to Trump’s order, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reiterated that it had full control over traffic in Hormuz and would arrest any enemy who tried to challenge her “in a deadly vortex in the Straits if she took a wrong step.”
In a lengthy statement on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said his ultimate goal was to clear the Straits of mines and reopen it to all navigation, but that in the meantime, Iran must not be allowed to profit from its control of the waterway.
“Any Iranian who shoots at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be blown to hell!” Trump wrote.
It itself allows the passage of vessels considered to be in the service of friendly countries, such as China. The route is critical for shipments of oil, gas and fertilizers from the Gulf to the world market.
There were also unconfirmed reports that Tehran plans to charge tolls. Something that Trump classified as “global extortion”. The Republican said he had instructed the United States Navy to “search and intercept” all vessels that have paid tariffs to Iran.
*With information from AFP
