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'Don't Talk About It': Trump Tells Journalists to Stop Asking About Strait of Hormuz After Latest Closure
Common Dreams • • general
Key Points:
- US President Donald Trump twice refused to answer questions from journalists about the status of the Strait of Hormuz, insisting it was open and urging reporters to stop asking in order to honor the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
- Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz after Trump declared an end to the ceasefire deal, leading to disruptions in global petroleum shipping and rising oil prices, which negatively impacted Trump's approval ratings.
- Despite a June memorandum of understanding temporarily improving traffic, the strait's closure resumed as tensions between the US and Iran escalated following Trump's actions.
- Journalists and commentators criticized NBC and CNN interviewers for not pressing Trump on the Iran conflict, arguing that the president should not control the interview topics, especially regarding a war he initiated.
- Critics also challenged Trump's claim that questions about the Iran war were inappropriate in the context of honoring Lindsey Graham, emphasizing the relevance of the conflict to current news discussions.
