Donald Trump says Iran ceasefire that reopens Strait of Hormuz would "cause a problem for the world"

President Donald Trump said Saturday, speaking with reporters before leaving the White House, that he had rejected Iran's latest offer — described as a ceasefire proposal — because it would immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway he says the United States already controls. Trump asserted that Tehran had shut the strait and that Washington closed it in return, describing a massive blockade and saying 29 vessels had left the night before. His explanation drew swift online ridicule. Critics, among them an Economist correspondent, a HuffPost White House reporter, an economist and an author, argued he was spurning an arrangement that would open the strait and reduce fuel costs, with one suggesting the move could strengthen Iranian officials who favor escalation.