"Unacceptable": Trump regarding any kind of fees on maritime activities in Strait of Hormuz.
Washington DC, June 25
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that it would be 'unacceptable' to him if the Iran deal included any kind of fees on shipping or maritime activities in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump, while talking to reporters during his meeting with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, said that the US was doing great in its war with Iran.
"Yeah it would be unacceptable to me because we have numerous straits that if you did that for them you'd have to do it for other people. You have other straits, well I wouldn't allow it there either. Yeah it would be a game changer," he said when asked if he would block a final Iran deal if it included any kind of fees on shipping.
Trump further said that Democrats wanted to lose the war.
"So we're doing great in our negotiations with Iran. Right in the middle of one of the key things which we're going to get anyway we got... We had four Republican Senators and all Democrats. You know Democrats they want to lose the war because they're stupid. That's why we call them DUMocrats you know I no longer use the E I use I've changed the E into a U. We call them DUMocrats they're dumb. Their policy is so bad," he said.
"The war is going very well. As you know, we're winning by a lot. Iran is making very big concessions. We'll see what happens. But it's been very, very, very powerful. It's going very, very well," he said.
Earlier in the day, the White House Press Secretary noted that oil prices have dropped near $70 a barrel -- lowest level since before Iran war. Speaking on the same, Trump said, "I see that oil just broke the $70 number. Who would have thought that was going to happen? And that's during a war. And Iran is being very nice. They're agreeing to everything that I want and they have to. Otherwise, we just go back and do what we have to do."
Meanwhile, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Esmaeil Baqaei, in response to a post on X by the US Department of State, said that one cannot have a peaceful region until American interventionism persists.
In a post on X, he said, "No one will be fooled; we can't have a peaceful region so long as American militarism and interventionism persist, and their occupying proxy continues, with absolute impunity, to inflict endless wars across the region and perpetrate genocide, terror violence and every atrocities."
— ANI
Reader Comments
Interesting how Trump calls Democrats "DUMocrats" while claiming the war is going well. But is it really? Oil prices are down, sure, but at what cost to regional stability? Iran's response about American interventionism rings true—we've seen this cycle before. A diplomatic solution is the only way forward.
As an Indian, I'm wary of this "winning" narrative. Trump says Iran is "being very nice" and agreeing to everything, but that sounds like a shaky claim. Nobody wants a war escalating in our neighborhood—India has investments and diaspora in both sides. We need peace, not chest-thumping. 🙏
Trump says "we're winning" but also that Democrats want to lose? That's typical political blame game. The real question is: what's the deal exactly? If Iran is making concessions like he claims, why threaten to block something that's still being negotiated? And calling his opponents "dumb" doesn't inspire confidence. Just my two paise.
Trump's rhetoric aside, his opposition to fees on Strait of Hormuz shipping is sound. The US and allies have a responsibility to keep global trade lanes free. But his "we're winning by a lot" line feels like spin. Iran's foreign ministry response about American interventionism and genocide in Gaza is powerful—and sadly, accurate. The region deserves real peace.
From India's perspective, this whole mess is unsettling. We rely on the Gulf for oil, jobs, and remittances. Trump calling Democrats stupid while Iran accuses the US of "endless wars"—it's all noise. What matters
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