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demmiblue

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Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:45 PM Thursday

Trump says Iran's 'present' to US was allowing 10 oil tankers through Hormuz

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trumpsaid on Thursday that Iran was letting 10 ​oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz as an ‌apparent goodwill gesture in negotiations.

Trump made the comments at a Cabinet meeting in the White House, elaborating on what he ​had previously described as a "present" from Iran.

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, eight ​boats, eight big boats of oil," Trump said. "I guess they were right, and they were real, and I think they ​were Pakistani-flagged... It ended up being 10 boats."

The ​White House did not immediately respond to a request for more ‌details ⁠on the vessels.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-suggests-that-iran-let-ten-oil-tankers-through-strait-hormuz-2026-03-26/
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