Trump says Washington will not accept Iran\u2019s imposition of a de facto toll booth system in the critical waterway.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 11 Apr 2026<\/span>11 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n United States President Donald Trump has said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen \u201cfairly soon\u201d with or without Iran\u2019s assistance, as Tehran\u2019s effective blockade of the waterway continues to roil global energy supplies.<\/p>\n Speaking to reporters on Friday in advance of peace talks between US and Iranian officials in Pakistan, Trump said the US would \u201copen up the Gulf\u201d and that other countries were ready to \u201chelp out\u201d.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n \u201cIt won\u2019t be easy,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n \u201cI would say this: We will have that open fairly soon,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Trump, who did not elaborate on how Washington would unblock the critical maritime chokepoint, also said he would not accept Iran\u2019s imposition of a de facto toll booth system in the strait.<\/p>\n Tehran has indicated that it intends to charge vessels fees for safe passage even in the event that a deal is reached with the US to end the war.<\/p>\n \u201cIf they are doing that, we\u2019re not going to let that happen,\u201d Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Maryland.<\/p>\n Trump said ensuring Iran does not possess nuclear weapons is the priority in any agreement, and the strait would open \u201cautomatically\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cNo nuclear weapons, that\u2019s 99 percent of it,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe strait will open up,\u201d he added. \u201cIf we just left \u2026 otherwise they make no money.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the announcement of a two-week ceasefire\u00a0between the US and Iran\u00a0on Tuesday,\u00a0shipping\u00a0in the strait\u00a0remains\u00a0at an effective standstill,\u00a0disrupting approximately one-fifth of global oil and natural gas flows.<\/p>\n Only two vessels passed through the strait on Friday, down from five the previous day, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.<\/p>\n Since the start of the ceasefire, just 22 ships with their automatic identification system turned on have exited the strait, according to the market intelligence provider, compared with about 135 daily transits before the war.<\/p>\n More than 600 vessels, including 325 tankers, are still stranded in the Gulf due to the blockage of the strait, according to Lloyd\u2019s List Intelligence.<\/p>\n US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf are on Saturday set to lead negotiations in Islamabad aimed at securing a permanent end to the war.<\/p>\n The US and Iran have offered conflicting messages on the agreed-upon terms for the negotiations, including the contents of a 10-point plan put forward by Tehran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Trump says Washington will not accept Iran\u2019s imposition of a de facto toll booth system in the critical waterway. 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