Trump says Iran blockade ‘remains in full force’ until deal is signed
We must take our time ‘and get it right’, said the US president. Iran said managing the Strait of Hormuz was Tehran’s ‘legal right’
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he has told his diplomatic representatives not to rush into a deal with Iran on the war because “time is on our side”, less than a day after announcing that an agreement with Tehran had been largely negotiated.
“The Blockade will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed. Both sides must take their time and get it right,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“There can be no mistakes! Our relationship with Iran is becoming a much more professional and productive one.”
The president also said “they must understand, however, that they cannot develop or procure a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb”.
Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Sunday that managing the Strait of Hormuz was Tehran’s “legal right” to ensure national security.
“Iran’s management of Hormuz Strait ends 50 years of insecurity in the Persian Gulf,” Iranian news agencies quoted Rezaei as saying.