US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the naval blockade will remain fully in place even if the Strait of Hormuz is reopened for business.
His remarks came after Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, confirmed that the strait would remain open, a day after he announced a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.
“The Strait of Hormuz is completely open and ready for business and full passage, but the naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
He further added that the process should go very quickly in that most of the points are already negotiated.
Trump also claimed that Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again. It will no longer be used as a weapon against the World.
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Announcing the opening of Hormuz for the passage, Araghch said the ships must sail “on the coordinated route as already announced” by the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran.
Meanwhile, Trump also thanked Pakistan and praised its Prime Minister and Field Marshall, calling them two fantastic people.
He also expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, commending their ‘bravery and help’ during the regional standoff.
However, he slammed NATO and once again called it as paper tiger.
“Now that the Hormuz Strait situation is over, I received a call from NATO asking if we would need some help. I told them to stay away, unless they just want to load up their ships with oil. He further attacked the alliance, calling it “useless when needed, a Paper Tiger!”
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Earlier, India termed the targeting of commercial shipping during the West Asia conflict as deplorable and strongly urging that unimpeded freedom of navigation and global commerce through the Strait of Hormuz be restored at the earliest.
“An aspect of particular concern for India for its energy and economic security relates to commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni said in the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
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