"60-Day Negotiations End in Empty Hands... 'Strait of Hormuz is U.S. Territory'"

[Anchor]

The 60-day negotiation deadline promised by the United States and Iran has ended without any results. Amid this, U.S. President Trump posted a photo on social media depicting the Strait of Hormuz as new U.S. territory.

Reporter Je Hui-won has the details.

[Reporter]

This is a post shared by President Trump on his social media account on the 18th, local time.

He pointed to the Strait of Hormuz, marking it as the new territory of the United States.

President Trump has recently been repeatedly highlighting U.S. control over the Strait of Hormuz.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: I like the idea of declaring the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. territory. We can certainly do it, and we have absolute control over the strait.]

As the 60-day negotiation deadline specified in the memorandum of understanding on ending the war expired, President Trump stated that he has no intention of extending it further, demanding that Iran surrender unconditionally.

Stating that there are currently no ongoing consultations or dialogues with Iran, nor any scheduled, President Trump repeatedly emphasized his intent to continue military and economic pressure on Iran.

Iran stated that due to widespread violations of the memorandum by the U.S., negotiations could not even begin, declaring that the "60-day discussions" contained in the memorandum no longer hold any meaning.

[Esmaeil Baghaei / Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: Because the U.S. has extensively violated the terms of the memorandum, the 60-day deadline no longer has any meaning.]

Iran asserted that it will blockade the Strait of Hormuz until the United States fulfills the promises specified in the memorandum of understanding.

As the standoff between the U.S. and Iran prolongs, even a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier previously deployed to the Pacific has moved to the Middle East, raising concerns that a security vacuum could widen in the Pacific region.

(Video by Kim Ho-jin)
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