‘Can’t Blackmail Us’: Trump Issues Warning After Iran Reimposes Hormuz Strait Restrictions

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Following Iran’s latest apparent double-cross during ongoing ceasefire negotiations, President Trump made it clear that the US would not tolerate such antics going forward.

His remarks came on the heels of reports that Iran had reimposed restrictions on oil movement through the pivotal Strait of Hormuz shortly after the White House touted an agreement that the route would remain open.

Fox News reported on the president’s response:

“We have very good conversations going on. It’s working out very well,” Trump said. “They got a little cute, as they have been doing for 47 years, and nobody ever took them on. We took them on. They have no Navy. They have no Air force. They have no leaders. They have no nothing. Actually, their leaders are… it is regime change.”

Despite Iran wanting to close the strait again, Trump said in the Oval Office that negotiations are “going actually along very well” and promised more information “by the end of the day.” Trump also cited how oil tankers are now coming to U.S. ports to fuel up, including in Texas and Louisiana.

“We’re taking a tough stand. They’ve killed a lot of people. A lot of our people have been killed. A lot of your fellow soldiers have been killed over the years by Iran,” Trump said, citing how he ordered the strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, in January 2020.

Trump described Soleimani as the “father of the roadside bomb.”

The latest impasse in rocky peace talks has sparked widespread social media coverage since Trump first announced the apparent progress:

Yahoo News also reported on Trump’s warning:

US President Donald Trump said he is not letting Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz put him under pressure, as Tehran reimposed a blockade of the key waterway after Trump refused to remove the one he put in place.

Tehran has been acting this way for years and “they can’t blackmail us,” the president told reporters at the White House on Saturday.

Trump stressed that both sides were still negotiating.

Here’s a clip of his comments with additional context:



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