Trump calls Hormuz as 'Strait of Trump'; says 'We're Negotiating Now'

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday in his characteristically humorous style referred to the "Strait of Hormuz" as the "Strait of Trump" and also said that he did not make any "accidents" while making these remarks. 

What did Trump say?

Donald Trump, while addressing his supporters at the Future Investment Initiative Priority Summit in Miami, made remark regarding Strait Of Hormuz.

In the statement, Trump said, "They have to open up the Strait of Trump. I mean, Hormuz. Excuse me, I'm so sorry. Such a terrible mistake. The fake news will say 'he accidentally said it'. Now there are no accidents with me. Not too many." 

On Monday, Trump had also said that the Strait Of Hormuz could be controlled jointly by “me and the ayatollah” as part of a resolution to the war. 

Did Trump talk about Iran?

During his address, Donald Trump also said that Iran was under pressure and "begging to make a deal." 

"We're negotiating now, and it would be great if we could do something, but they have to open it up," Trump said.

The US President also claimed that Iran is willing to negotiate.

"They're being hit so hard. Anybody would be negotiating. They are negotiating. They're begging to make a deal. They're begging to make a deal. Turned out I was right. They were negotiating, which they admitted two days later. And in order to make up for their misstatement, 'We're going to send you eight ships of oil.' And the following day, I saw on one of the networks there were eight ships of oil coming out of Iran. And then they actually said, 'We're going to add an extra two.' And they added an extra two. We had 10 ships. And then people realised we were actually negotiating. We're negotiating now. And it would be great if we could do something, but they have to open it up," the US President said.