President Trump said Thursday that Iran’s “present” to the U.S. he mentioned two days earlier was the passage of 10 oil-carrying ships through the Strait of Hormuz. |
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Trump told reporters at the White House he was having “very substantial” talks with Iran as the conflict continues.
He said that during his discussion with Tehran, “they said 'to show you the fact that we’re real and solid and we’re there, we’re going to let you have eight boats of oil.'”
“I didn’t think much about it, and then I watched the news, and they said … 'There are eight boats that are going right up the middle of the Hormuz Strait,'” Trump added.
He said that as an apology for something that was said, the nation also allowed two further boats.
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