Trump says US will begin charging tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days
President Trump on Saturday afternoon threatened to impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz if a deal with Tehran is not completed within 60 days; This warning came as US and Iranian officials offered different explanations about who controls the strategic oil corridor.
Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social that the waterway will not be “FREE” during or after the ceasefire period unless the two sides can reach a final agreement by then.
“…after the expiration of the 60-day period, there will be NO tolls for services rendered to Middle Eastern countries as Guardian Angels for reimbursement of both past, present and future costs, unless imposed by and for the United States, unless the agreement is completed,” the President wrote from Camp David, where he spent the weekend.
Trump may be referring to the U.S. military initiative that helped commercial ships pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, including an operation in early June that he said secretly transported more than 100 million barrels of oil and 200 ships.
The Gulf canal, which carries about 20 percent of the world’s daily oil supply in peacetime, served as Iran’s main port. main point of leverage in conflict.
Its repeated blockades blocked supply routes, shook the global economy and caused crude oil prices to briefly peak near record levels. $126 per barrel In late April.
Oil prices fell earlier this week following the news that the Bosphorus would be fully reopened. agreement Following the agreement reached between the two countries, Vice President JD Vance claimed in a statement on Saturday that a “record” 16 million barrels of oil had passed through the waterway in the last 24 hours.
“One of the things the president plans to do to us as a high priority is to open the Strait. That’s now happened,” Vance said in an interview with “Fox & Friends Weekend” magazine.
The vice president’s claim contradicted a statement by Iran’s joint military command that it planned to close the corridor again due to the ongoing crisis. Israel attacked Lebanoncontinuing after both parties have separated agreed to stop is fighting.
Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement reported by the state broadcaster that “in response to the bad faith of the United States and its flagrant violation of its commitments by not implementing the first article of the agreement ending the war, and in response to the continuous and ongoing ceasefire violations by the Zionist regime in Southern Lebanon… it announces that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to the passage of ships.” he said. IRIB.
US Central Command disputed this claimIt comes as representatives from both countries prepare to hold the first round of technical-level talks in Switzerland starting Sunday. The US delegation includes Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The interim framework sets a 60-day window for the United States and Iran to determine the terms of a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program. It can be extended, but only if both parties agree.
“I don’t find it that difficult [deadline]Trump had previously told reporters: “As long as they behave, I really don’t care that much.
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