President Donald Trump made his position clear — if there is no deal with Iran, “the bombing starts.”
The president took to Truth Social Wednesday morning added if an agreement is reached, the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for about 20% of the world’s oil, will open and the war will end.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said amid a shaky ceasefire that Iran has been targeting and charging tolls to ships in the waterway.
“Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran. If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before,” Trump posted.
Axios Global Affairs Correspondent Barak Ravid reported Wednesday the White House believes it’s “getting close to an agreement with Iran on the one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations.”
An agreement reportedly hasn’t officially been made. However, Ravid reported this is the closest Iran and U.S. officials have come to a deal after several rounds of negotiations.
Rubio warned Iran Tuesday not to “test the will” of Trump, stating “economic collapse” will come if they continue targeting ships in the strait and dragging out negotiations.
“They really should not test the will of the United States, at least not under President Donald Trump,” he said. “He has proven time and again that he will back up what he says and if they test him, ultimately they will lose, the hard way, the easy way, the long way, the short way, they will lose.”
