President Donald Trump has claimed a “great victory” after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for commercial shipping, ending weeks of disruption to global oil supplies. In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump declared the waterway “fully open and ready for business” while insisting the US blockade against Tehran would continue until a deal is “100% complete.”
The reopening follows a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, which took effect late Thursday. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Araghchi confirmed the strait’s reopening on X, linking it to the ceasefire. However, Trump denied any connection, stating the deal “is not tied, in any way, to Lebanon.” He also claimed Iran had agreed to cease uranium enrichment and that the US would take possession of Iran’s enriched uranium, which he called “Nuclear ‘Dust’.”
In response to the reopening, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a multinational mission to protect shipping in the strait. Starmer described it as a “strictly peaceful and defensive” effort to reassure commercial shipping and support mine clearance, with over a dozen countries volunteering resources. A military planning conference is scheduled in London next week.
Trump reacted angrily to the international initiative, posting on Truth Social that he had “received a call from NATO” but told them to “stay away, unless they just want to load up their ships with oil.” He accused NATO of being a “Paper Tiger” for not joining US and Israeli attacks on Iran from the start of the war on February 28.
