Donald Trump has paused US efforts to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz in the hope of reaching a deal with Iran
Donald Trump warns that if Iran doesn’t agree to a peace deal then bombing will resume “at a much higher level and intensity”.
The US President had said he was pausing the US effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of ports would remain in place.
Iran’s effective closure of the strait, through which major oil and gas supplies passed before the war, along with fertilizer and other petroleum products, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing and rattled the global economy.
Breaking Iran’s grip would deny its main source of leverage as Trump demands a major rollback of Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme.
There is currently a fragile ceasefire in place giving room for negotiations and now Trump has attempted to put pressure on Iran by saying that failure to reach an agreement will lead to the start of bombing on a higher scale than previously.
Writing on Truth Social, he said: “Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran. If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
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