The President of the United States, Donald Trump, reiterated this Tuesday that Washington maintains "almost total" control over the Strait of Hormuz and emphasized that he "doesn't care at all" whether Tehran accepts an agreement that, in his opinion, "is worth nothing to them."
In a message disseminated on social media, the occupant of the White House defended that "I like our current position much more, with almost total control of the Strait of Hormuz and its economy in complete collapse. They are simply living the inevitable."
In that same publication, the leader rejected that he is "trying to force Iran to sit at the negotiating table" and posed the question of "when will the Iranian people rise up to fight?".
Trump's words come on a day marked by new attacks from the U.S. military against positions linked to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard in various parts of the country, an episode that follows another series of bombings carried out the day before against Larek Island.
Iranian authorities have reported that at least four people, including a minor, have lost their lives as a result of a U.S. forces attack on the town of Kuhestak, in Sirik County, in the southern province of Hormozgan, where a wedding was being held.
Washington's Economic Offensive Against Iran
In parallel to the "economic war" against Iran, announced by Trump at the end of August with the aim of strangling the Iranian economy and isolating the country internationally, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke this Tuesday. The official emphasized that Washington will cut "all" "economic ties" of the Islamic Republic "with the outside world."
Bessent pointed out that "Whether we start with the Gulf neighbors, many of whom have trade relations with them, or whether we start with distant countries that rent them planes, we will not stop," in an interview granted to Newsmax.
In that conversation, the Treasury Secretary referred to the recent threat of sanctions against the branch of Bank Misr, the second largest in Egypt, in the United Arab Emirates, stating that its offices in Dubai "have been closed." The day after the announcement, the financial entity committed to providing full cooperation to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
According to Washington, this institution is "a fundamental financial axis for the Iranian regime," given that between January 2024 and June 2026 it "processed approximately 1.8 billion dollars (1.55 billion euros) for 103 companies that could be part of Iranian shadow banking networks."
Bessent has added that "We are taking action every day. It is expected that we will sanction another bank," reminding that "when these banks are sanctioned, they are out of business," in addition to being "excluded from the dollar system."
Finally, the U.S. official has assured that he knows "who is helping the Iranians" and has warned that this help "is going to end," presenting this strategy as "the final blow to the regime (Iranian) after 47 years."