WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expressed deep dissatisfaction Tuesday with Iran’s management of the Strait of Hormuz, informing reporters that the country he has spent thirty-five days 'obliterating' is not living up to its end of a hypothetical agreement to be a quiet, efficient host for the world’s oil supply.

“They’re doing a very poor job with the waterway,” the President said from the Oval Office, referring to the 21-mile-wide transit point where 16 ships have been attacked since the launch of Operation Epic Fury. “It’s not what we discussed. We’ve decimated them, we’ve decapitated the leadership, we’ve had total regime change—the best regime change anyone has ever seen—and yet they still can't keep the lanes open? It’s very unprofessional.”

The President's comments come as Brent crude oil hit $110 a barrel and the national gas average surpassed $4.00, milestones the administration described as 'short-term disruptions' that would be resolved as soon as the nation currently lacking a functioning power grid or bridges begins acting like a world-class logistics hub.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that the President’s frustration stems from a lack of 'synergy' between the U.S. bombing campaign and Iran’s duty to provide safe passage for tankers. “The President has been very clear: Tuesday is Power Plant Day and Bridge Day,” Leavitt said, referring to the April 6 deadline for the total surrender of Iranian geography. “It is frankly disappointing that after five weeks of high-intensity surgical strikes, the local authorities haven’t found the time to clear the mines or repair the docks. It shows a real lack of initiative.”

When asked how a 'decimated' military is expected to secure a global shipping lane while its command structure is—in the President's words—'a total mess,' officials suggested that the Iranian people should simply 'come up and take it.'

“If they want oil, let them come and grab it,” the President added, reiterating his stance that NATO allies are making a 'foolish mistake' by not sending their own ships into a waterway he simultaneously described as having 'no real threat' and being 'hell on earth.'

At press time, the administration was reportedly 48 hours ahead of its revised six-week schedule to achieve a victory it had already declared three times since last Friday.