The Soufan Center, a think tank based in New York, stated that United States President Donald Trump’s statement this Wednesday, 1, suggests that he “is willing to leave the Strait of Hormuz off the table” in negotiations with Iran.
“Trump’s message was that the United States can sustain its own economic and energy ecosystem, while countries dependent on regional exports will have to buy from the United States or manage the Strait on their own,” the Soufan Center wrote.
“While Trump has explicitly thanked U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf for their cooperation and alliance, an accelerated U.S. withdrawal without securing the Strait will leave many of these countries, whose economies depend on energy exports, in trouble.” Source: Associated Press.
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