US President Donald Trump hinted at resumption of truce talks with Iran while speaking to reporters outside the white house on Monday.
"Called by the other side, they want a deal," Trump remarked. Additionally, he said that he will reveal details of the countries assisting America with the Strait of Hormuz issue tomorrow.
Addressing his decision to impose a naval blockade on vessels linked to Iranian ports, he said that oil companies will do well there and here as America has great capacity to take care of oil business.
Earlier in the day, the republican president had claimed that Iran's naval forces had been largely 'obliterated' and warned of immediate military action against any remaining vessels that approach a US-enforced blockade.
In the post on Truth Social, Trump had said Iran's navy was “lying at the bottom of the sea” with 158 ships destroyed, while adding that some smaller “fast attack ships” had not been targeted as they were not initially seen as a major threat.
He issued a direct warning that any such vessels nearing the blockade would be “immediately eliminated”.
Trump also linked the military action to broader security concerns, saying the same system used to counter drug trafficking at sea would be deployed against Iranian vessels.
He claimed that a majority of narcotics entering the United States via sea routes had already been stopped.
Further, Trump reiterated his view on Iran's possession of nuclear weapons and said that he thinks that the country will now agree to giving them up.
"If Iran does not agree to no nuclear weapons, there will be no deal," Trump emphasised. He underlined that the world cannot allow Iran to engage in blackmail.
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