Iran, Trump and Strait of Hormuz
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Strait of Hormuz closure dominates a Trump-Starmer call, as Trump's 48-hour ultimatum to Iran warns of further U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure.
President Trump extended from Friday to April 6 his deadline for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, claiming progress in talks to end a war that has choked oil supplies and roiled economies around the world.
Plunging oil shipments transiting the Strait of Hormuz have sent global energy prices soaring to their highest level in years.
President Trump said Thursday that Iran’s “present” to the U.S. he mentioned two days earlier was the passage of 10 oil-carrying ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told reporters at the White
The strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels, has been effectively blocked by Iran since the outbreak of the war last month.