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President Donald Trump bashed Iran's handling of the Strait of Hormuz following its two-week ceasefire agreement with the United States.
"Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the agreement we have!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social account Thursday (April 9).
The president previously said the agreement would be "subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the "COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz," which serves as a vital waterway for trade along the Persian Gulf responsible for an estimated 20% of the world's oil supply traveling through and has been blockaded by Iran in retaliation of the war, leading to a spike in gas prices. Just three oil tankers, all of which were under U.S. sanctions, were reported to have passed through the waterway since the deal was implemented on Wednesday (April 8), CBS News reports.
Iran agreed to reopen the Strait under the 10-point ceasefire plan, with the American government described s "workable," before Tehran officials claimed they plan to charge $2 million to pass through, which they said would be used to rebuild infrastructure damaged by the U.S. and Israel during 'Operation Epic Fury.'
“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!” Trump said in response to the report via the New York Post.