Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz ‘open fairly soon’

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2 min readApr 11, 2026 05:56 AM IST First published on: Apr 11, 2026 at 05:55 AM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookUS President Donald Trump said Iran is agreeing to all the things that they have to agree to.US President Donald Trump stated that the US will have the Strait of Hormuz “open fairly soon,” but didn’t provide further details, acknowledging the challenge ahead. Trump mentioned that other countries are offering help, but didn’t specify which ones.Trump also suggested that ⁠other ​countries were offering help but did not identify any nation. “Other countries use the strait. So we do have other countries coming up, and they’ll help out,” Trump ​said.“It ​won’t be easy … I would say ⁠this – we will have that open fairly soon,” Trump added. The blockade of the strait ‌by Tehran since the start of the Iran war has caused the worst disruption to global energy supplies in history.The strait is a chokepoint for about 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.Trump has been upset at NATO ⁠allies’ failure to ⁠help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported on Thursday that NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, ⁠after ‌meeting Trump, told European governments that the ​US president wants concrete commitments to help ‌secure the strait within days. The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.Most ReadStory continues below this adIran ‌responded with its own ​strikes ​on Israel ​and US bases in Gulf states. US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on ​Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions.The ⁠war has raised oil prices and shaken global markets. Trump announced a fragile ceasefire with Tehran on ‌Tuesday, after having ⁠previously threatened to destroy Iran’s entire civilization. Ship traffic through the strait has remained stalled.AdvertisementLoading Recommendations...Apr 11: Latest NewsAsian Wrestling Championships: Meenakshi Goyat bags silver; Sujeet, Abhimanyou, Sandeep enter gold medal boutsThe frog that breaks its own bones to grow clawsT Natarajan opens up on pain behind DC comeback ahead of IPL 2026 clash against CSK: ‘Injury always in my mind’Music This Week: Shreya Ghoshal’s The All Hearts Tour – LiveVijay’s Jana Nayagan leaked online: Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Suriya condemn act, say ‘Piracy is an attack on the art and artiste itself’