Trump And Iran Declare Strait Of Hormuz Open

Donald Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz open almost two months after he started a war with Iran.

Writing entirely in capital letters, the US president triumphantly declared on TruthSocial that “THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE”.

However, he insisted that the US blockade will remain “IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT” for Iran for the time being, until the US’s “TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE”.

He claimed that this process should “go very quickly” with many of their “points” already negotiated.

Iran chose to effectively close the major shipping lane after the US and Israel bombed the Middle Eastern country at the end of February.

That sparked global economic turmoil as the oil sector slowed down, meaning prices around the world increased amid the supply issues.

In frustration – and without any support from his allies – Trump decided to send US ships to the waterway to implement his own blockade on Iranian ships and ports.

His celebratory social media post comes after Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Aragchi declared that the Strait would be open.

He wrote on X: “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran.”

Lebanon, an ally to Iran, and Israel agreed to a ceasefire last night after the long-running conflict between the warring nations resumed earlier this year.

It remains unclear which truce Aragchi was referring to in his post.

The ceasefire between the US and Iran is set to end on April 22, while the 10-day Lebanon-Israel deal is expected to last until April 26.

Trump also did not acknowledge that Iran has previously said it would open the strait to nations which liaise with its military.

Meanwhile, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron were in Paris today co-hosting a. virtual meeting about reopening the waterway. Approximately 40 international leaders were expected to join.

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