"Unacceptable": Trump regarding any kind of fees on maritime activities in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that any fees imposed on shipping or maritime activities in the Strait of Hormuz within a potential Iran deal would be "unacceptable." Speaking to reporters alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump emphasized that the U.S. is performing strongly in its dealings with Iran.

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Yeah it would be unacceptable to me because we have numerous straits that if you did that for them you'd have to do it for other people. You have other straits, well I wouldn't allow it there either. Yeah it would be a game changer.

"Yeah it would be unacceptable to me because we have numerous straits that if you did that for them you'd have to do it for other people. You have other straits, well I wouldn't allow it there either. Yeah it would be a game changer," Trump said when asked if he would block a final Iran deal that included such fees. He also referred to Democrats as "DUMocrats," criticizing their policies and suggesting they "want to lose the war."

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So we're doing great in our negotiations with Iran. Right in the middle of one of the key things which we're going to get anyway we got... We had four Republican Senators and all Democrats. You know Democrats they want to lose the war because they're stupid. That's why we call them DUMocrats you know I no longer use the E I use I've changed the E into a U. We call them DUMocrats they're dumb. Their policy is so bad.

Trump claimed the "war" is proceeding very well, with Iran making "very big concessions." He noted that oil prices had dropped below $70 a barrel, which he attributed to Iran's cooperation. "I see that oil just broke the $70 number. Who would have thought that was going to happen? And that's during a war. And Iran is being very nice. They're agreeing to everything that I want and they have to. Otherwise, we just go back and do what we have to do," he stated.

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The war is going very well. As you know, we're winning by a lot. Iran is making very big concessions. We'll see what happens. But it's been very, very, very powerful. It's going very, very well.

In contrast, Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded to a U.S. Department of State post on X, asserting that a peaceful region is impossible as long as American interventionism persists. He criticized "American militarism and interventionism" and accused the U.S. of perpetuating "endless wars across the region and perpetrate genocide, terror violence and every atrocities."

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I see that oil just broke the $70 number. Who would have thought that was going to happen? And that's during a war. And Iran is being very nice. They're agreeing to everything that I want and they have to. Otherwise, we just go back and do what we have to do.