The president blamed Iran for the recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, but did not elaborate on any next steps the administration planned to take in response.
President Donald Trump told Fox News on Friday that if Iran were to close the Strait of Hormuz, "it's not going to be closed for long."
US President Donald Trump speaks with Poland's President Andrzej Duda as they take part in an Oval Office meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on June 12, 2019.President Donald Trump on Friday said that if Iran were to close the Strait of Hormuz, "it's not going to be closed for long," but he did not elaborate on whether the United States had an obligation to keep open the international shipping gateway, which is critical to the oil industry.
"I'm ready when they are, but whenever they're ready, it's okay. And in the meantime, I'm in no rush. I'm in no rush," he added. But Trump and members of his administration, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have left no doubt about who the United States holds responsible for the attacks, citing video evidence they say shows members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps removing an unexploded mine from one of the ships after it was ablaze.Thursday's attacks were the second time in just over a month that ships have been attacked by forces the White House says are directly tied to the Iranian regime.
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