US President Donald Trump said that Iran, as a goodwill gesture within the framework of negotiations with the United States, allowed ten oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said on March 24 that Tehran had given a “very big gift,” but he did not specify exactly what it was.
Now the US President said that the Iranian negotiating team, to prove the seriousness of its intentions, promised to allow eight ships carrying oil to pass through the strait – and they have already passed under Pakistani flags. The Iranians allowed two additional ships to pass “to apologize for what they said.”
Trump also indicated that Friday’s deadline for opening the Strait of Hormuz could be delayed. He said in response to a question about whether he would insist on adhering to the deadline, “I don’t know yet. I don’t know,” stressing that this would depend on the progress of the negotiations.
Updated. Trump on the truth social network books“At the request of the Iranian government,” it postponed attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure for 10 days – until April 6, it said.
Iran announced on March 25 that ships from “non-hostile” countries can pass through the Strait of Hormuz, provided they coordinate with Tehran. Among them is Pakistan, in addition to China, Russia, India and Iraq.
On March 22, Trump demanded that Iran open the Strait of Hormuz within two days, and promised to launch attacks on Iranian power plants if this did not happen. The next day, he postponed the deadline by five days, saying that the United States and Iran “had very good and productive negotiations.” Tehran denied the negotiations.