Saudi officials were angered by President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that the U.S. would start guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, fearing the move could spur more Iranian attacks on Gulf allies.
Saudi officials were angered by President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that the U.S. would start guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, fearing the move could spur more Iranian attacks on Gulf allies.
The United States showed little immediate enthusiasm for a new Iranian proposal that would end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz without resolving the impasse over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
The United States showed little immediate enthusiasm for a new Iranian proposal that would end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz without resolving the impasse over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
The Strait of Hormuz previously carried one-fifth of the world's oil, and other essential products such as fertilizers needed for the global food supply.
President Donald Trump, seen here with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, hopes to pressure Iran by preventing it from selling oil, while also creating a situation where Tehran may have to halt production because it has nowhere to store the oil.
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