The White House leader said that without the United States, Panama and Suez channels would not exist, so American vessels should take place there for free.
US president Donald Trump needs a free passage for American ships through the canals of Panama and Suez. He wrote Truth Social on Saturday, April 26, on April 26th.
Trump said he ordered state secretary Marco Rubio to immediately deal with this issue.
In addition, Trump expressed the opinion that “these channels do not exist without the United States of America.”
“The American, both military and commercial courts should be allowed to go through Panama and Suez channels freely! These channels do not exist without the United States of America. I asked state secretary Marco Rubio to engage immediately and this situation is unclear!” Trump wrote.
The Panama canal crosses the narrow part of the isthmus between North and South America, allowing ships to stir faster between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Nearly 40% of US container transportation is carried out through the Panama channel.
States completed the construction of this channel at the beginning of the 20th century, but in 1999, the official Washington moved the control of this strategic path of water.
As you know, Donald Trump threatened in December 2024 the Panama to remove the Panama channel if the country did not stop removing excess, in his opinion, pay. Later, American companies agreed to get two major ports on the Panama channel for $ 22.8 billion. The transaction was a result of Trump’s pressure, accused by China of a strategic precious water artery.
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