00:00The United States has said that Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz,
00:04quote, immediately, quickly and safely after reports that the strategic waterway was shut
00:10despite a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Any closure is completely unacceptable,
00:16White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt told reporters on Wednesday.
00:20Levitt also said that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see the waterway accessible
00:25to tankers without any limitations, including tools.
00:28I will reiterate the President's expectation and demand that the Strait of Hormuz is reopened
00:34immediately, quickly and safely. That is his expectation. It has been relayed to him privately
00:40that that is what's taking place and these reports publicly are false.
00:44One of the major points in the two-week ceasefire agreement was that Iran would allow the resumption
00:49of shipping through Hormuz, easing the disruption in the flow of oil and gas,
00:53which has sent prices soaring around the world.
00:56But there are concerns the fragile ceasefire may formalize a system of charging fees
01:01in the Strait that Iran has instituted, something that could upend decades of precedent,
01:07treating the Strait as an international waterway that was free to transit.
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