Washington, June 15 -- US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the agreement reached with Iran would ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains permanently free of transit fees and claimed the deal had protected Israel from what he said was a potential nuclear threat.
Speaking to the New York Times in a phone interview from the White House, Trump said the agreement would reshape the regional dynamic in West Asia in the US' favour and argued that American military action and the subsequent blockade of Iranian ports had forced Tehran back to the negotiating table.
He said negotiations on a final nuclear accord were expected to begin in Switzerland on Friday and warned that if Iran failed to reach a lasting agreement, the US could resume mili...