politics
"We have a real oil fountain here": Trump again announced free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has once again announced the complete opening of the Strait of Hormuz for navigation. The day before, the US allowed the sale of Iranian oil for two months.
TL;DR
- President Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz is completely open for navigation.
- The US has temporarily allowed the sale of Iranian oil until August 21.
- Negotiations between the US and Iran are currently underway.
- Trump stated that Iran will never possess nuclear weapons.
- There have been conflicting announcements regarding the strait's openness by US and Iranian officials in the past week.