Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again, US President Donald Trump announced on Friday. Tehran announced shortly before that the strategic strait would be opened to all vessels for the duration of the ceasefire in Lebanon. Trump also reported that Iran was removing mines in the Strait of Hormuz with the help of the US and that he had refused help from NATO. TASR informs about it.
- Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
- The Strait of Hormuz will remain open to all commercial vessels during the ceasefire.
- Donald Trump claims that the opening of the strait is not related to the ceasefire in Lebanon.
- Trump announced that Israel would stop bombing Lebanon at the behest of the United States.
- The naval blockade of Iran continues until Washington reaches a final deal with Tehran.
“It will no longer be used as a weapon against the world!” he wrote, referring to the Trump Strait, in one of a series of ten posts he published over the course of about an hour on his Truth Social network.
Iran opens the strait
Shortly before 3:00 p.m. CET, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be open to all commercial vessels for the remainder of the ceasefire. According to him, this step is in line with the conclusion of the ceasefire in Lebanon, which should be in force for ten days, starting on Thursday.
In another post, the American president claimed that the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, which he called an agreement, had absolutely nothing to do with the ceasefire in Lebanon. “But we will make Lebanon great again,” he wrote, referring to his informal MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement.
US sanctions and blockade
Trump also declared that Israel will no longer bomb Lebanon, because the United States allegedly forbade it. “Enough is enough,” he emphasized, adding that the US will work with Lebanon independently and deal with the situation with the Hezbollah militant movement in an appropriate way.
Trump first thanked Iran for opening the strait, but shortly afterwards said that the US naval blockade of Iran remained in effect until Washington’s deal with Tehran was finalized. He expects this process to take place very quickly, as most points have already been agreed upon, according to him.
NATO as a “paper tiger”
The head of the White House also announced that Iran, with the help of the United States, has removed or is in the process of removing all sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
In this context, he also stated that after the situation in the strait calmed down, he “received a call from NATO” asking if the US needed any help, which he refused. “I TOLD THEM NOT TO INTERFERE IF THEY JUST WANT TO FILL THE SHIPS WITH OIL,” he claimed, again calling NATO a paper tiger that “was useless when needed.”
