Trump says Iran sent 20 oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz as a ‘sign of respect’

US President Donald Trump said the US was in “extremely good shape” in negotiations with Iran, but warned that the results remained uncertain, noting that talks often led to military action.

Referring to past measures, he said, “Whether it’s with B-2 bombers or terminating the Iran nuclear deal done by Barack Obama, probably one of the worst deals our country has ever made. We ended it; otherwise, by now they would have had a nuclear weapon. With actions like deploying B-2 bombers, we stopped them from developing nuclear weapons. And now we’ve had to strike them again.”

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Trump also highlighted the changes in Iran’s leadership, saying: “There has already been regime change, the previous leadership has been largely destroyed. Now we are dealing with completely different people than anyone has dealt with before.”

Commenting on the latest developments, the President pointed out that progress has been made in the negotiations and said, “We had very good negotiations with Iran. They also destroyed a number of additional targets today. The Navy and Air Force were also involved. Many targets were destroyed today. It was a big day.”

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He pointed further to strategic movements in the Strait of Hormuz, noting, “We were expecting eight two days ago, then they added two more, making it ten. And today as a sign of respect, they have sent 20 oil tankers. Large tankers carrying oil are passing through the Strait of Hormuz. This process will begin tomorrow morning and continue for the next couple of days.”