Washington DC, June 10 -- Stating that Iran has taken too long to negotiate a peace deal, President Donald Trump has warned that Tehran would now "have to pay the price."

The US military had hit targets inside Iran in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

Trump on Wednesday reiterated his claim that the naval blockade implemented by the US has been akin to a steel wall- nothing gets through it sans their nod.

"The Fake News Media refuses to report how EFFECTIVE the U.S. Naval BLOCKADE is, the most successful Blockade in the history of Naval Warfare. NOTHING GETS THROUGH unless we want it to. IT IS A STEEL WALL! Iran is doing ZERO business, not paying their military, or any of their bills,...