Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'

  • Last updated: April 11, 2026 | 16:33
Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'
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President Donald Trump looks on after disembarking Air Force One, in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Friday. Reuters
Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'
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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Virginia on April 10, 2026. President Trump is in Charlottesville, Virginia to attend a MAGA inc. meeting and dinner at Trump Winery. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'
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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, in Charlottesville, Va.Friday, April 10, 2026 en route to Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'
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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - APRIL 10: U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

President Donald Trump told ‌reporters on Friday that the US will have the ​Strait of Hormuz "open ⁠fairly soon" but did not elaborate and ‌acknowledged that it will ‌not be an easy step.

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. Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and US ‌bases.

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.

Reuters

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