President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, saying Tehran is “losing so badly” after the U.S. turned its attempt to close the waterway against it with what he called the “greatest blockade ever in military history” — while making clear he remains willing to reach an agreement on terms he considers acceptable.
\n\nAsked about Tehran’s proposal, Trump confirmed he had rejected it before turning to the pressure he said is driving Iran to seek an agreement.
\n\n“They want to make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they’re losing so badly,” Trump told reporters.
\n\nTrump contrasted Iran’s isolation with the growing commercial traffic moving through Hormuz under U.S. protection, saying Washington is “winning tremendously” and reiterating that the United States has “total control” of the strategic waterway.
\n\n“Massive amounts of oil are coming out of the Hormuz Strait,” Trump said, pointing to 29 ships that had passed through the waterway the previous night.
\n\nRoughly 60 million barrels of oil moved through Hormuz over the previous 72 hours, according to U.S. officials, continuing a sharp increase in commercial traffic through the strait under U.S. protection.
\n\nTrump said Iran’s effort to close…
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