By The Opinion
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Sunday that his country will take control of the Strait of Hormuz “with immediate effect” after negotiations with Iran in Pakistan ended without an agreement to reopen.
“The meeting went well, agreement was reached on most points, but the only really important point, nuclear weapons, was not approved. Effective immediately, the US Navy, the best in the world, will begin blocking all ships attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz.“He said on his Fact Social network.
Trump also announced that he has ordered the Navy to intercept all ships in international waters that have paid a toll to Iran to circulate through the strait, as he assured that this fee is “illegal.”
“The blockade will begin shortly. Other countries will participate in this blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit from this illegal act of extortion. They want money and, more importantly, they want nuclear weapons“, said.
The president expressed his confidence that “at some point” an agreement will be reached for the free entry and exit of that sea route, but accused Iran of having prevented it by placing mines.
“This is international extortion, and the leaders of countries, especially the United States, will never allow themselves to be extorted.“said Trump, who affirmed that his country will be in charge of demining the strait.
Trump made his announcement after Vice President JD Vance and his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner briefed him on the results of Saturday’s negotiations with Iran in Islamabad, the highest-level contacts between the two countries since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
The Republican regretted that although the meeting lasted almost 20 hours, “Iran is not willing to give up its nuclear ambitions”.
Although he said that there was sufficient progress to maintain the current truce in the fighting, he denounced that the Iranian authorities “were very inflexible regarding the most important issue,” he said in reference to the nuclear issue. EFE
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