US Ambassador Slams Iran: No More Free Shipping Attacks

Iran, it seems, is really pushing to be shown more of the "or else."

On Sunday, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, appeared on Fox News Sunday with host Shannon Bream and had strong words to say about the Islamic Republic's continued sniping at shipping and at its neighbors. Watch:

.@USAmbUN: "If the Iranian regime thinks for a second that @POTUS is going to sit by, stand by, while Iran continues to attack international shipping without a response... they're sadly mistaken, and they saw that loud and clear over the last few nights." pic.twitter.com/ZewwEneCwS
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 28, 2026

The ambassador said:

If the Iranian regime thinks for a second that President Trump is going to sit by, stand by, while Iran continues to attack international shipping without a response, or our bases without a response, they're badly mistaken. And they saw that, loud and clear, over the last few nights, where we'll continue to, militarily if needed, take down their infrastructure, that they are trying to use to illegally control an international waterway. And Shannon, just one more point on that, that's not just the United States. That's the entire international community. A UN record. 143 nations have agreed with us that this is in violation of international law. Even the Chinese government has said, you cannot be taking tolls or fees. Iran was apparently relying on Oman, across the waterway, to help it set up this new infrastructure, and now Oman, just yesterday, has rejected the idea of tolls or fees. So, they're (Iran) completely isolated here. President Trump's not going to stand for it. And meanwhile, we continue to move ships out, by the dozens, every day, and world oil prices are not just stable, they're dropping. So, Iran's attempt to hold the world hostage and their economies hostage are completely failing.

Most of this is consistent with what the administration, but there are a couple of interesting points here.

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First, the ambassador makes an interesting claim, that 143 nations have agreed that Iran has violated international law. It's not clear when and where this tally was taken, but we can presume that Ambassador Waltz knows his business here, and dealing with the UN is in his wheelhouse.

Second, Ambassador Waltz is generally correct; world oil prices have been dropping for several days. As of this writing, on Sunday, oil prices are still trending downward; US Oil is at 70.25, while Brent (UK) crude is 73.61. Both are coming off 2026 highs in the range of 110-115. That's key; markets hate uncertainty, and dropping prices indicate some level of confidence that the Gulf oil will keep flowing.

The elephant in the room, and very likely the root cause of this ongoing problem, is that Iran cannot be trusted, not even in the smallest detail. If the last few days have illustrated anything about the Islamic Republic, it has been that. Not only can they not be trusted, but all indications are also that we still don't really know who is in charge. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is still talking like it is in charge of what's left of Iran's weaponry, and it may be; what's also becoming apparent is that Tehran seems to have very little control over the IRGC. And as for Tehran, the new Supreme Leader is still conspicuous by his absence. Other than a few text-only statements, there's no evidence that the young ayatollah is not, in fact, pushing up whatever passes for daisies in Iran.

This may not end until the downtrodden and abused people of Iran end it.

Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.

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