Trump Says Iran Doing Poor Job With Strait of Hormuz Passage, Criticizes Alleged Fees

US NewsThe Strait of Hormuz is a crucial waterway that is used to transport one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas.President Donald Trump departs the White House on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesJacki Thrapp4/9/2026|Updated: 4/9/20260:00U.S. President Donald Trump was not satisfied with how the Iranian regime has managed passage through the Strait of Hormuz since the countries agreed on a two-week ceasefire.“Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on April 9.