President Donald Trump said Sunday that US representatives are traveling to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations with Iran, as he accused Tehran of violating a ceasefire agreement in the Strait of Hormuz.
In an interview Sunday with the New York Post, Trump said special envoy Steve Witkoff would go to Pakistan and that his son-in-law Jared Kushner would also be involved.
Trump also claimed on social media Iran’s actions around the strategic waterway were counterproductive, adding, “Iran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They’re helping us without knowing, and they are the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing.â€
He added that shipping patterns were shifting as a result. “In fact, many Ships are headed, right now, to the U.S., Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to load up, compliments of the IRGC, always wanting to be ‘the tough guy!’â€
The president said the US has put forward what he described as a “very fair and reasonable DEAL,†while issuing a stark warning if negotiations fail.
“They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years. IT’S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END!†he added.
