The Korea Times
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States will have the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route, "open fairly soon," while stressing that his "number one" goal in upcoming negotiations with Iran is to ensure that Tehran has "no nuclear weapon." Trump made the remarks during a press availability at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as Washington and Tehran are set to hold the first round of talks aimed at ending their war in Islamabad on Saturday, following their two-week ceasefire agreement earlier this week. "I would say this. We will have that open fairly soon," he said. Trump reiterated his opposition to Iran's move to charge fees to oil tankers traversing the strait, which Tehran has largely blocked with its retaliatory strikes. The vital waterway is responsible for about a fifth of the world's oil supply. "No. We are not going to let that (happen). It's international water," he said, noting that the strait will open up "automatically." When Trump announced the ceasefire deal Tuesday, he pointed out that it is "subject to" Iran's "complete, immed
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