Political Quotes

The United States, as I said earlier and I repeat again, stands with ASEAN, and we’re working together to strengthen our economies and our people through forward-looking collaboration.

The United States is always committed to diplomacy. We are open-minded and always willing to engage in negotiated settlements of differences.

We will continue targeting Iran while it threatens international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but we remain open to a diplomatic solution.

What is at stake here is not simply the issue of what’s happening in the Straits of Hormuz. It’s a very fundamental principle about freedom of navigation.