Donald Trump: Various countries contacted me about investing in the US instead of Strait of Hormuz tolls

On Tuesday, July 23, U.S. President Donald Trump, hours before the official start of the reinstatement of the naval blockade on Iran’s ports and shipping, made remarks about tolls for passing through the Strait of Hormuz during a joint press conference with Ali Al-Zaydi, Iraq’s prime minister, at the White House. He had previously announced that a 20 percent toll would be charged on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

• Donald Trump said that no one should be charged a toll or fee for passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
• He said that after his earlier announcement about imposing tolls, various people from different countries, including kings and emirs, contacted him.
• These individuals proposed that instead of paying tolls to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, they would invest billions of dollars in the United States.
• Trump said he preferred this solution and thought it was a better option than collecting tolls.
• He referred to the Gulf states and said that these countries are going to invest in the United States.
• Trump described these investments as "unprecedented" and said this unprecedented investment trend would continue.
• He also praised Ali Al-Zaydi at the press conference and said that if Iraq needs protection.
• A separate source reported that Trump claimed in his meeting with Al-Zaydi that there is no need for a U.S. military presence in Iraq.. Coverage differences: Some media outlets such as "Dideban Iran," "Entekhab," "KhabarOnline," and "Ham-Mihan" focused on the core of Trump’s remarks about the calls and the proposal to invest instead of paying tolls. "Radio Farda," in addition, referred to the exact date (Tuesday, July 23) and the temporal context (hours before the official start of the reinstatement of the naval blockade on Iran’s ports and shipping). "Akhbar-e Fori," alongside covering this news, used the loaded epithets "yellow dog" and "gambling Trump" to refer to Donald Trump and also addressed his claim that there is no need for a U.S. military presence in Iraq.