Trump says he got on well with Iran’s latest round of leaders (Picture: Abd Rabbo Ammar/ABACA/Shutterstock)
Donald Trump has said there are a ‘lot of great things happening in the Middle East’ and his peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is ‘all signed’ on his side.
The US President appeared at the G7 to discuss the latest developments after reaching the agreement which will be finalised on Friday.
‘I think a lot of great things are going to happen in the Middle East right now,and very importantly the oil is plummeting down and the stock market is shooting up like a rocket today,’ Trump said.
Trump also revealed ‘We got along very well with Iran’ in the latest round of negotiations.
‘I felt badly we had to go back and attack for two nights,’ he said,adding that it would be good to have some ships from different countries in the Strait of Hormuz to keep it open after de-mining the vital waterway.
But Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hailed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding as a ‘document of honour’ for his ‘resistance’.
President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House (Picture: AFP)Iran and the United States reached the peace deal after more than 100 days of war,$30bn spent,and around 10,000 people killed.It is part of a pitch that France and other G7 allies are making at their summit in Evian-les-Bains to reopen the strait as soon as possible so energy supplies flow freely again to world markets.‘Within 48 hours,frigates could also be deployed. And within two to three days,the aircraft carrier,’ Emmanuel Macron said.Trump replied: ‘I don’t think we’re gonna need much help’ because the strait is ‘going to be open.’‘But I don’t think it’s a bad idea to have a ship or two up here from a few countries. You’d be a great country to do it,’ Trump said,addressing Macron.US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social shortly after the deal was announced on Sunday: ‘Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorise the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz,and,simultaneously herewith,authorise the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade.‘Ships of the World,start your engines. Let the oil flow!’He added: ‘This Great Deal will bring peace and security to the whole Region.‘Many presidents have tried to make Peace with Iran,and all have failed before me.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since the strike that killed his father and son (Picture: Shutterstock)
A photograph taken from the southern city of Tyre shows people sunbathing on the beach as smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the village of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain (Picture: AFP)
Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed thousands (Picture: AFP)The deal largely returns to a status that existed before the war,but with thousands of people dead and Iran wielding a new source of negotiating pressure with its ability to influence transits of the strait.The Strait of Hormuz is crucial to significant shipments of oil,natural gas and related products like fertiliser,and its effective closure rocked the global economy.Tehran has emphasised that it wanted a deal to focus on ending the war,with discussions put off until later on its nuclear program — the issue at the centre of it all.The US blockade of Iranian ports will not end until the agreement between Tehran and Washington is signed,says the US military.‘A military blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect restricting all traffic inbound and outbound from these ports’ Reuters quoted a military statement.‘Do not attempt to cross until explicit direction is given,’ it added.Iran has 440.9 kilograms (972 pounds) of uranium that is enriched up to 60% purity,a short,technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%,according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.Iran has long maintained its nuclear program is peaceful and has not publicly committed to giving up the enriched uranium,which is believed to be buried under three nuclear sites tha
