President Donald Trump accused Iran of breaching their two-week ceasefire agreement, claiming Tehran was doing a 'very poor job' of allowing oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and warning against imposing fees on vessels using the strategic waterway.
The accusations, delivered through a series of social media posts on Thursday, cast doubt over the fragile truce announced just two days earlier. Maritime tracking data showed only 10 vessels had passed through the 167-kilometer strait since the ceasefire took effect, with just one non-Iranian tanker among them.
Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the agreement we have!
Donald Trump, US President — Truth Social
The Strait of Hormuz serves as a critical chokepoint for global energy supplies, with approximately one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas passing through daily. Iran had blocked the waterway in retaliation for joint US-Israeli attacks launched on February 28, but agreed to reopen it as part of Tuesday's ceasefire announcement.
Trump's tone darkened significantly from earlier optimistic comments to NBC News, where he had expressed confidence about reaching a peace deal with Iran. The shift came amid reports that Iran was considering imposing tolls on ships transiting the strait, potentially to fund reconstruction efforts following the recent attacks.
The BBC frames this as part of broader Middle East ceasefire confusion, emphasizing the fragility of agreements and connecting Hormuz disputes to ongoing Israeli-Lebanese tensions. Their coverage reflects Britain's traditional role as a diplomatic mediator, focusing on the complexity of multiple overlapping conflicts rather than taking sides in the US-Iran dispute.