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U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that talks with Iran were continuing and described the conversations as going "very well," while criticizing Tehran's approach after Iran again declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, according to remarks delivered at a White House event.
"We have very good conversations going on," Trump said on Iran.
"It's working out very well - they got a little cute as they have been doing for 47 years," Trump said. He also said, "They got a little cute, as they have been doing for 47 years."
Trump said there would be "some information" about Iran later in the day.
"We're talking to them, and you know, we're taking a tough stand," he said.
Trump warned Iran not to "blackmail" Washington over developments involving the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran declared the strategic waterway closed again.
"They wanted to close up the strait again, as they've been doing for years. They can't blackmail us," Trump said.
At the White House event, Trump said, "We're talking to them. They wanted to close up the strait again -- you know, as they've been doing for years -- and they can't blackmail us."
Iran's military on Saturday declared the strait was once again closed, a day after saying it was open.
Trump addressed the latest developments after Tehran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that day.
The note accompanying the reports said Iran's de-facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz to commercial ships had been unprecedented and was prompted by the U.S. attack on Feb. 28.
It also said the lane falls under the principle of freedom of peaceful navigation and has never been truly closed before.
Trump also reiterated claims that the U.S. had mostly eliminated Iran's navy, air force and leadership.
He said, "They killed a lot of people. A lot of our people have been killed."
The president made the remarks after signing an executive order easing restrictions on psychedelic drug treatments.
The event was held alongside streamer Joe Rogan, described in the report as a champion of the measure.
The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic waterway through which about one-fifth of the world's crude and liquefied natural gas normally passes, according to one of the reports.
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