• Source:JND

US President Donald Trump, in the early hours of Friday, issued a sharp warning to Tehran for disrupting oil flow during the conflict that has continued for over a month. Sharing a hard-hitting post on Truth Social, Trump warned Iran to not "charge fees to tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. They better not be; if they are, they better stop now!"

Moments later, he created another post; he slammed the Islamic Republic about the handling of a crucial maritime route, once again. In the post, he said, "Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing oil to go through the Hormuz Strait." That is not the agreement we have!"

The post also mentioned the Wall Street Journal, criticising the publication for making inaccurate reports. He described the WSJ as "one of the worst and most inaccurate editorial boards" in the world. The US President further added that the article wrote that "he declared premature victory in Iran."

He added that there is nothing premature about the victory in Iran. "Because of me, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, and very quickly, you’ll see Oil start flowing, with or without the help of Iran, and, to me, it makes no difference either way.”

Trump further accused the publication of persistent bias, saying it is “always quick to criticize” but unwilling to acknowledge mistakes.

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The development comes days after America and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The peace talk was followed by halting military actions, which included a temporary suspension of airstrikes and ground operations by both sides. Donald Trump had hinted at acceptance of Iran's 10-point proposal on a "workable" basis, raising cautious hopes of de-escalation even as rhetoric remains significantly changed.

However, the ceasefire is not abrupt. Earlier, Donald Trump escalated his threat to target Iran’s infrastructure, warning a "whole civilisation" will die, "never to be brought back again," if Iranian officials miss his deadline to make a deal to end the war. 

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