US president Donald Trump has said the strait of Hormuz will "open up naturally" after America completes its objectives in Iran. We are going to bring ​them ​back ⁠to the stone ages, where ​they belong,” ​Trump ⁠warned. President Donald Trump gave a prime-time address to America from the White House. A week ago, Trump suggested that the Strait of Hormuz might be run by himself and the ayatollah, “whoever the ayatollah is”. America’s war with Iran, he told them flatly, has been going on “for 32 days”.

Source: The Irish Times April 02, 2026 15:23 UTC