Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz ‘open fairly soon’

President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the US will have the Strait of Hormuz “open fairly soon” but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step.Trump also suggested that other countries were offering help but did not identify any nation.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Other countries use the strait. So we do have other countries coming up, and they’ll help out,” Trump said.“It won’t be easy ... I would say this - we will have that open fairly soon,” Trump added. The blockade of the strait by Tehran since the start of the Iran war has caused the worst disruption to global energy supplies in history. The strait is a chokepoint for about 20 percent of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.Trump has been upset at NATO allies’ failure to help secure the strait. Reuters reported on Thursday that NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, after meeting Trump, told European governments that the US

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