Trump says Strait of Hormuz remains open after U.S.

Trump says the Strait of Hormuz remains open despite Iran’s claim after U.S. strikes.

President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz remains open despite claims from Iran that the strategic waterway had been closed following a fresh round of U.S. military strikes. In an interview on NBC News' Meet the Press, Trump was To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding.

Please disable your ad-blocker and refresh. Entering text into the input field will update the search result below Entering text into the input field will update the search result below Quick Insights According to Trump and U.S. Central Command, the Strait of Hormuz remains open and commercial navigation has not been interrupted despite Iranian claims. Any disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could raise concerns over energy supplies, shipping costs, and regional stability because it handles significant global oil and LNG shipments.

Trump claims the sides were close to a nuclear deal, but negotiations unraveled after Iran allegedly launched an attack.

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