President Donald Trump on Monday again criticized Iran’s leadership and said that a U.S. naval blockade of the country would remain in effect, coming after he announced that he held off on strikes against the country due to there being another framework for a ceasefire.
Throughout the conflict between the two countries that started on Feb. 28, there have been multiple starts and stops to strikes amid pauses for negotiations. The Trump administration has said the Strait of Hormuz must remain open and that Iran must give up its nuclear program.
“Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous!” Trump wrote in a post on social media. “They ask for a meeting, some would say ‘beg,’ talks begin, with more scheduled in the immediate future, and they say, openly and proudly, that they’re not having any discussions, that nothing is being talked about, and they’re only dealing with ‘Oman.’”…
Trump Calls Iran ‘Unbelievably Duplicitous,’ Confirms Ongoing US Blockade of Ports
