Shipping traffic transiting the disputed waters of the Strait of Hormuz continued to flow at a faster pace Monday than before the U.S.-Iran talks opened in Switzerland to end the war. The boost comes after reports surfaced Tehran had closed the vital waterway only for President Donald Trump to warn the Iranians, “You close it, and you won’t have a country. You won’t even make it back to your fucking country.” Clearly they heeded his blunt and very public caution even as they continued their negotiations.
