There is a glimmer of hope for the end of the war between the United States and Iran, following the decision of the President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, to stop attacking Iran’s oil facilities.
Trump has threatened that he will destroy all Iranian oil production facilities if Iran continues to block ships transporting oil to countries including the United States.
Iran refused, it wants nothing more than oil in the Strait of Hormuz. Normally, the ships that pass through here are from the Middle East countries which are the most oil rich region.
Iran is blocking ships that transport oil to countries that are close to the United States.
Trump had given Iran a deadline of yesterday to open the Strait of Hormuz. He threatened to attack oil production facilities if Iran ignored his order.
Yesterday, Trump announced that he is suspending the attack, saying that he decided to stop the attack after promising negotiations.
“We had talks to end the ongoing war in the Middle East. Due to the promise of talks, I have ordered the military in this country to stop attacking Iranian facilities. The talks will continue for the next five days.”
The Iranian government has not commented on the talks, which Trump says are ongoing.
Trump made an announcement to stop the war, there were already signs that the ongoing war is not easy.
In the past few days, Trump has told the leaders of European countries, complaining that they do not want to help America in the war.
News of Trump’s suspension of attacks restored stability in markets. The ongoing war has led to an increase in petrol prices.
Here in South Africa, petrol is expected to increase by R4 next month.
There are also fears that there may be a shortage of petrol in the world if the war continues.
However, the country’s government has said that the country is not in danger of running out of petrol.