Busy with tweeting on his Truth Social platform, the Commander in Chief in the White House has probably missed that Iran seems to allow Chinese tankers the passage through the Strait of Hormuz. if the cargo is traded in Yuan.

Trump’s hastily planned visit to Bejing to meet Xi Jingping before Easter has not been canceled yet. It was probably expected, by Trump, that the war with Iran is decided then. The above sounds as if he is in panic, though.

I assume, nobody will send ships to escort tankers in the Gulf.

14 March 2026 @ 17:32 UTC+1.

Last modified March 14, 2026.