US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that the Strait of Hormuz will soon be opened to shipping.
“The Strait of Hormuz will be opened soon and empty ships are rushing to the US to load“, the US head of state wrote on TruthSocial.
On April 10, the US leader expressed confidence that the strait would be opened to shipping “very soon“.
Earlier today, the US leader said that many tankers are heading to the US to load oil.
The Trump administration had considered an address to the nation to mark the agreement for a ceasefire with Iran, but decided not to do so due to a lack of clarity on the deal and uncertainty about the stability of the truce, Reuters reported, citing US officials.
“There were discussions about it, but apparently they didn't lead to results and we didn't alert the television networks, we didn't get there“, a US government official said.
According to Reuters, the US president had insisted on a national address but was dissuaded.
For its part, the White House officially rejected reports that a national address had been discussed with the head of state as “fake news“.
On April 8, Iran and the US reached an agreement on a two-week ceasefire, which Israel also joined.