The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has affirmed this Saturday that he continues to maintain "excellent conversations" with Iran, despite the climate of tension generated this weekend, the last of validity of the ceasefire signed on April 8 and which concludes next Wednesday. The day has coincided with Tehran's decision to reactivate restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, in response to the reinforcement of the blockade in the area ordered by Trump, who has accused the Islamic Republic of attempting a "failed blackmail".
"Right now we are having excellent conversations that are going very well," Trump declared this Saturday from the Oval Office, before lashing out at Iranian authorities, considering that "they have gotten a little cocky" as they "have been doing for 47 years," in allusion to the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
The US leader has insisted that Iran has been left "without an Army, without an Air Force, without leaders and without anything" and has lamented that "they have tried to close the strait again", although, as he has stressed, "they have nothing with which to blackmail" the United States.
"Many of the oil tankers are heading to Texas instead, and in Louisiana they are also getting used to seeing those ships. The move has worked out quite well for us," said Trump, who added that he expects to have more data on the evolution of the situation "throughout the day."
The president remains attentive to the outcome of a new mission by his team in Islamabad, whose objective is to prepare, possibly on Monday, as he has indicated, another meeting with Iranian representatives. For now, Tehran remains without responding to the proposal, after accusing Washington of violating the current ceasefire by maintaining the blockade on the area.