The intervention comes after Trump posted strong message on his Social Reality platform on Sunday: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all rolled into one, in Iran. There will be no such thing!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”
“Praise be to God,” the president added. Experts and lawyers have warned that international law prohibits the deliberate targeting of civil infrastructure.
When asked about the threats on Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that the United States “will always act within the law.”
Costa, who, together with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, leads the EU and represents it on the world stage, spoke with the President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as the leaders of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan in recent days.
“The purpose of the calls was to continue the EU’s call for maximum restraint and restraint, the protection of civilians and full respect for international law, as well as to help create diplomatic space,” said a senior EU official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak openly about diplomatic attacks.
European countries have increasingly become the focus of Trump’s anger like them twice on refusing to get involved in the conflicteven as Iran’s naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sends global energy prices soaring. Several European Union nations have rejected requests to use US bases on their territory as a launching pad for attacks – a move Trump described online as “VERY UNHELPFUL.”
Britain last week organized a regular meeting of 41 countries, including France, Germany and Canada, to agree on a common position to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to a British statementthose present supported a diplomatic push through the United Nations to end the war and rejected Iran’s new demands for payment for safe passage.
Iran wants ships to pay tolls to pass through the busy waterway, which connects oil and gas exporters such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia to the global market. According to shipping giant Lloyd’s List Intelligence, 26 ships have passed through the channel since March 13while paying the fee in Chinese Yuan.
