US President Donald Trump warned Iran not to impose a toll on ships using the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, following Tehran’s agreement to reopen the strategic waterway as part of a two-week ceasefire.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform, “There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait. They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!”
In a second message just a few minutes later, he added that “very quickly, you’ll see Oil start flowing, with or without the help of Iran.”
Trump kept up his barrages of social media posts with another that accused Tehran of “doing a very poor job,afp dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz.”
“That is not the agreement we have!” he added.
Just 10 vessels have passed through Strait of Hormuz since the Middle East war ceasefire took effect, according to maritime tracking data.
