President Trump Claims Deal to Reopen Hormuz Strait Could Be Reached Soon

JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was "engaged" in negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and hinted that an agreement could be reached "soon."

When asked by reporters at the White House whether an agreement had been reached to reopen the strategic waterway, President Trump said: "I don't want to say that it has happened."

"Currently, the situation can be said to be open. You know, there is a blockade led by the US Navy, and we are controlling it," he said, launching Anadolu (7/8).

"They can always fire something. They always have something, or drop mines; and if there's one mine there, it's a mess because people don't want to risk bringing in a multibillion-dollar ship and accidentally hitting a mine," President Trump explained.

"I was involved in these negotiations. I think the development is good. It could be reached soon," he said, referring to the possibility of an agreement with Iran.

On that occasion, President Trump also dismissed concerns about US military reserves, saying his country had "a very large amount of ammunition."

"We have a supply of ammunition around the world, and if we need it, we will take it. We have supplies around the world, and our conditions are very, very good," he said.

He said the conflict with Iran would end "in the near future," adding that Iran "will not be able to survive much longer."

It is known that the US and Iran have launched military attacks on each other in recent weeks. Washington targeted what it called the military site of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, while Tehran retaliated by targeting what they called US military facilities in several Gulf countries, especially Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

This escalation comes despite a memorandum of understanding signed by President Trump and President Masoud Pezeshkian in June and the start of negotiations towards a final agreement. The negotiations then stalled due to differences over security guarantees and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most strategic routes for energy supplies and global trade.