{"id":541268,"date":"2026-04-12T10:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=541268"},"modified":"2026-04-12T10:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:29:33","slug":"us-will-have-strait-of-hormuz-open-fairly-soon-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/us-will-have-strait-of-hormuz-open-fairly-soon-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"US will have Strait of Hormuz \u2018open fairly soon\u2019: Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> washington<br \/>\nUS President Donald Trump told reporters \u200bon Friday that the US will have the Strait of Hormuz \u201copen \u200cfairly soon\u201d, but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step.<br \/>\nTrump also suggested that other countries were offering help, \u200bbut did not identify any nation. \u201cOther countries use the \u200bstrait. So we do have other countries coming up, and they\u2019ll help out,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt won\u2019t be easy &#8230; I \u200bwould say this\u2013we will have that open fairly soon,\u201d he \u200badded.<br \/>\nThe 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 \u200bis a chokepoint for about 20% of global oil and \u200bliquefied natural gas shipments.<br \/>\nTrump has been upset at NATO allies\u2019 failure to help \u200csecure 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 \u200bdays.<br \/>\nThe US and \u200bIsrael attacked Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated with its own strikes on Israel and US bases in Gulf \u200bstates. US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks \u200bon Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions.<br \/>\nThe war has raised oil prices and shaken global markets. Trump announced a fragile ceasefire with Tehran on Tuesday, after \u200bhaving previously threatened to destroy Iran\u2019s \u200bentire civilisation. Ship traffic through the strait has remained stalled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>washington US President Donald Trump told reporters \u200bon Friday that the US will have the Strait of Hormuz \u201copen \u200cfairly soon\u201d, but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step. Trump also suggested that other countries were offering help, \u200bbut did not identify any nation. \u201cOther countries use the \u200bstrait. 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