In his statement to the press, US President Donald Trump said, regarding the resignation of former Iranian Oil Minister Mohsin Paknejad, "Iran's Oil Minister resigned. He said, 'We have no economy, we have no oil, we have nothing.'" he said.
US President Donald Trump spoke to the press as he left the White House before an event he would attend in Baltimore.
Trump made evaluations about the ongoing political and military crisis with Iran.
Regarding the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, where international maritime traffic was negatively affected due to conflicts, Trump said, "A huge amount of oil, millions of barrels, has been transported in the last few days. Currently, we are shipping at the same levels as before the war, and sometimes even higher."
Regarding his program in Baltimore, Trump said, "We are going to a very special place; we are opening a very large shipyard today. In fact, we will open many shipyards next year. Our army is building faster than ever before." he said. Referring to the upcoming midterm elections in the country, the US President said, "I think we will do a very good job. The rallies changed things. We are telling people what the Republicans are doing." he said.
Paknejad's resignation
In the news in the Iranian press, no details were given regarding the reason for Paknejad's resignation. After Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian accepted Paknejad's resignation, Hamid Bovard, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the state-owned Iranian National Oil Company, was temporarily appointed as the Minister of Oil of Iran.
Mehdi Tabatabaei, Deputy Communications Unit of the Iranian Presidential Office, said in a statement to the press that Paknejad resigned "a long time ago" for personal reasons. The Iranian official said that President Pezeshkian accepted the resignation request upon Paknejad's intense insistence.
Donald Trump: We have to finish this job
US President Donald Trump stated that they should finish what they started in Iran and said that they were only considering whether to do it in a "kind or rude" way.
Trump attended the ceremony held at a shipyard in Baltimore for military technology company Anduril's $3.7 billion investment to produce components for nuclear-powered submarines.
In his speech, Trump explained that investments in the field of defense have increased in the USA and that nuclear submarines have an important place in this field, and stated that the American army will become even stronger with these investments.
Trump praised the Anduril investment in Baltimore, stating that the future of the US Navy lies in such technology-oriented large investments and that they are building a powerful nuclear submarine fleet.
Making evaluations about the war with Iran, Trump said, "We need to get this job done, and it's just a matter of how we want to do it. Will we do it in a polite way or in a not-so-kind way. You'll learn that very soon." he said.
Arguing that they almost destroyed Iran's military capacity, the US President said of Iran's former religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, "Do you remember Khamenei? They are all dead." he said.
Stating that the leaders of many countries in the region thanked him after the USA hit Iran, Trump said, "I asked them when will you pay for this?" he said.
He argued that the Strait of Hormuz belongs to the USA
Stating that tons of oil shipments continue every day through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump argued that the strait is completely under the control of the US Navy.
“In other words, the Strait of Hormuz belongs to the US Navy and the United States of America.” Commenting, Trump noted that the USA does not need any oil from the region.
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