Trump Breathes Fire at Iran over Hormuz Closure, Terror Proxies and Warns Negotiators: ‘You won’t Even Make It Back to Your F–king Country’
By Ronny Reyes President Trump raged at Iran Sunday, just as Vice President JD Vance was meeting with negotiators — warning that the US would hammer the Islamic Republic if it didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz and rein in its terrorist proxies.
The most explicit warning was aimed directly at Tehran’s diplomats in Switzerland, “You won’t even make it back to your f–king country,” he told Iran’s leaders, according to Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst.
“You close it, and you won’t have a country,” Trump said of the Strait of Hormuz.
The peace talks are proceeding with substantive issues unresolved between both sides, with the discussions scheduled to continue through Tuesday, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Post.
The talks, however, could end as soon as Sunday night due to the high tensions, the source added.
Trump has put the responsibility of ending the fighting in Lebanon on Iran, demanding that it keep Hezbollah in line.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “If they don’t we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Along with the threats, the president suggested the US could take full control of the Strait of Hormuz and impose its own “Guardian Angel” toll system after repeatedly warning Iran not to charge fees for passage.
“We may take over the Strait, if we have to. If they don’t make a deal, we’ll collect tolls,” the president added, not specifying who the US will charge.
The threats are a significant escalation after the US-Iran’s memorandum of understanding all but fell apart last week due to Israel and Hezbollah’s fighting in southern Lebanon.
The conflict led Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, where the Islamic Republic has set up a toll system that it said it wants to implement after the 60-day peace negotiation period.
Earlier reports suggested Tehran would charge up to $2 million each for oil tankers to cross the strait.
The short-lived peace over the weekend allowed 67 ships to go through the Strait on Saturday, with 55 crossing on Friday, according to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright.
“In terms of oil and oil products—about equal to where we were before the conflict,” Wright told Fox News.
Before the war began, about 20 million barrels of oil sailed through the Strait of Hormuz every day, with more than 130 ships traveling the narrow passage daily.
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