Trump says Hormuz will open “very soon” or Iran will be “hit very hard”
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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz will be open “very soon”, adding that Iran would be “hit very hard” otherwise.
The statement comes after Axios reported that a deal involving Washington, Tehran, and Muscat regarding maritime traffic in Hormuz is close to completion.
"We're having very good discussions," Trump told Fox News during a visit to California, insisting that Iran was keen to seal a deal to bring an end to months of conflict.
“The Strait is going to be open very soon, or they're going to get hit very hard and then the Strait is going to be open," Trump said.
"We were going to [carry out] a tremendous attack, the biggest since World War II,” he added.
"And they called me and said very politely, 'Please, can we talk? Can we talk?'”
"And I said, 'Yes, we can talk. Let's get it done, finally. Let's get it done.'"
