US President Donald Trump says Iran “got a little cute” by reimposing its closure on the Strait of Hormuz today but that Washington is in talks with them, and he will have information on the matter by the end of the day, The Times of Israel reports.
Briefing reporters in the White House, Trump says dialogue with Iran is “working out really well” despite today’s closure of the strait.
“We’re talking to them,” he insists. “We’ll have some information by the end of the day.”
Trump says Iran “got a little cute” in its decision to close the key waterway.
“They wanted to close up the strait again,” he says, insisting that “they can’t blackmail us.”