Xinhua News Agency, Washington, April 9--U.S. President Donald Trump posted a series of messages on social media on April 9, demanding that Iran should not charge tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz and accusing Iran of doing "very badly" in allowing oil to be shipped out through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said in his post: "There are reports that Iran is charging fees for tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. They had better not do this. If they are indeed doing so, they had better stop right now." In his subsequent posts, he criticized Iran's current practice, saying "That is not the agreement we reached."

Earlier that day, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a written statement saying that the management of the Strait of Hormuz will enter a new stage. The Naval Command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran also posted on social media that since the two - day temporary ceasefire, both sides have realized that the control of the Strait of Hormuz has entered a new stage.

Trump claimed on April 8 that he would help deal with the "shipping congestion" problem in the Strait of Hormuz and said that "huge wealth will be created." He later told the U.S. media in an interview that the United States might seek to establish a "joint - venture mechanism" with Iran to jointly "operate" the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said in his post on April 7 that he had agreed to suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for two weeks on the premise that Iran agrees to open the Strait of Hormuz "comprehensively, immediately and safely". (Xinhua News Agency)