After Tehran demands sovereignty of the strait, Trump criticizes Iran for attacking a ship.

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) — Following Tehran’s insistence that it would control the Strait of Hormuz and its warning to Gulf governments not to support Washington, US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Friday of violating their truce by attacking a ship close to Oman.

The strike on Thursday brought to light the weakness of an initial agreement to put an end to the war with Iran. Iran had fired on the ship, according to two US officials who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity. According to Trump, an Iranian drone struck the top deck.He said on Truth Social, “The ship was able to continue on its way despite the damage.” “We destroyed three more drones. This is obviously a stupid breach of our cease-fire agreement.

Iran had previously protested that the United governments and six Gulf governments had rejected its claim that it could impose fees on ships passing through the strait in a “interventionist, irresponsible and provocative” remark.

According to reports, Oman warned allies that ships could have to pay.Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated on X that “ambiguous arrangements, parallel routes, or decision-making that does not take Iran’s role as a coastal state into account cannot guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.”

Oman, which is on the other side of the strait from Iran, reportedly informed friends that ships passing through Hormuz could have to pay, according to Bloomberg News. Reuters was unable to verify the claim right away.

According to UAE state news agency WAM, the foreign minister of fellow Gulf state the United Arab Emirates made his first public phone contact with his Iranian counterpart since the war began, highlighting attempts to reduce tensions.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, according to the report, emphasized the necessity of guaranteeing freedom of passage across the strait, where shipping had accelerated prior to a fresh halt following the ship attack.

Three foreign tankers attempting what Iranian state TV described as a “unauthorized passage” of the strait were turned back following a warning from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It provided no more information.

When questioned about the situation, a US official stated, “We are aware of these reports and are investigating them.” Iran cannot obstruct the free passage of traffic across the strait, as President Trump has made clear.