Trump says Strait of Hormuz to reopen ‘soon’ as US, Iran head to talks
Trump says Washington will not accept Iran's imposition of a de facto toll booth system in the critical waterway.
Trump says Washington will not accept Iran's imposition of a de facto toll booth system in the critical waterway. Grouped from 20 articles across 10 sources.
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Trump says Washington will not accept Iran's imposition of a de facto toll booth system in the critical waterway.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
British PM Starmer said he and US President Donald Trump discussed “military capabilities” to reopen Hormuz.
President Trump accused Iran of violating its agreement with the U.S. over the Strait of Hormuz, saying on Thursday that it was "doing a poor job" of allowing oil to pass through the waterway.
Media reports have suggested Iran might want to charge a toll for ships passing through.
Only about a dozen ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the first two days of the ceasefire, far below normal traffic levels before the war, data shows.
The US president accused Iran of "doing a very poor job" with the waterway as Israel and Lebanon to begin peace talks.
Iran claims to have littered a central shipping passage in the Strait of Hormuz with sea mines, in a move analysts say could be a "coercive threat" to maintain its grip on the crucial waterway.
President Donald Trump said that Iran "better stop now" if it's charging fees to oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran says the strait is open, but passage also depends on coordination with its military.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber demanded a full reopening of the strait, warning that the oil supply disruption will increase if Iran maintains control of the passage.
Iran will enter peace talks with the United States emboldened by the regime's survival and the key leverage it still holds, experts say, even as Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten to derail the process and the heavy cost of five weeks of war pile up.
A fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran showed further strain on Friday, a day before they are to negotiate in Pakistan.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister says the Strait of Hormuz is open but ships must coordinate with Iranian forces.
He said they are "working on a political, diplomatic plan, but also looking at military capabilities".
Washington and Tehran accuse each other of not honouring truce agreement.
Uncertainty over US-Iran ceasefire pushes price of Brent crude towards $100 a barrel Business live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates The boss of Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil company has said the strait of Hormuz is “not open” despite the US-Iran ceasefire agreed earlier this week, as uncertainty over the truce pushed the price of Brent crude towards $100 a barrel on Thursday. Sultan Al Jaber, the chief executive officer of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), said passage through the crucial waterway was subject to “permission, conditions and political leverage” by Iran. He said energy security and global economic stability depended on the strait being opened “fully, unconditionally and without restriction”. Continue reading...
April 9 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday about the need for a plan to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz \"as quickly as possible,\" following a U.S. ceasefire with Iran, Downing Street said.
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