Published on: 2026-04-18
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Washington, April 18 /Xinhua/ — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Washington is negotiating with Tehran, and Iran cannot “blackmail” the United States by using the Strait of Hormuz.
“We are negotiating with them. They wanted to close the strait again,… but they cannot blackmail us,” D. Trump said at an event at the White House.
On the same day, the Supreme National Security Council of Iran announced that the country intends to control the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz until the war is finally over and lasting peace is achieved in the region.
The statement notes that so far, while the opponent intends to obstruct the passage of ships and use methods such as a naval blockade, Iran will consider this a violation of the ceasefire regime and will not allow the conditional and limited opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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