Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says Iran doing "very poor job" of allowing oil through the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be casting doubt on the effectiveness of the ceasefire that has halted the Iran war. “Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz,” he wrote on his social media site Thursday (April 9, 2026) evening. 

Earlier, in a potential boost to Middle East ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he authorised direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible”. 

Kuwait has accused Iran and its proxies of launching drone attacks targeting it on Thursday despite the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, as Saudi Arabia said recent attacks damaged a key pipeline in the kingdom. 

The U.S. leader has kept up his barrages of social media posts since the two countries agreed on the ceasefire. 
source:thehindu.com