Trump’s tweets follow several weeks of escalating brinkmanship between Washington and Tehran.
President Donald Trump suggested Monday that the American military may step back from securing the Strait of Hormuz for oil shipments and other international commerce, as the economically critical waterway has become the site of heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
“China gets 91% of its Oil from the Straight, Japan 62%, & many other countries likewise. So why are we protecting the shipping lanes for other countries for zero compensation,” Trump“All of these countries should be protecting their own ships on what has always been … a dangerous journey,” Trump. “We don’t even need to be there in that the U.S.
The president added: “The U.S. request for Iran is very simple - No Nuclear Weapons and No Further Sponsoring of Terror!” Trump’s tweets follow several weeks of escalating brinkmanship between Washington and Tehran, with recent Iranian acts of aggression focused near the narrow sea passage connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.Iran of perpetrating attacks earlier this month on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, and a U.S.
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