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    "parsed_content": "Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'By Bo Erickson and Kanishka SinghApril 10, 20263:31 PM PDTUpdated April 10, 20260 of 18 secondsVolume 0%\n \n \n \n Next UpTrump says US will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'Subtitle SettingsOffEnglishFont ColorWhiteFont Opacity100%Font Size100%Font Familyknowledge-boldCharacter EdgeNoneEdge ColorBlackBackground ColorBlackBackground Opacity85Window ColorBlackWindow Opacity0%ResetWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan100%75%50%25%200%175%150%125%100%75%50%ArialCourierGeorgiaImpactLucida ConsoleTahomaTimes New RomanTrebuchet MSVerdanaNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDrop ShadowWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan100%75%50%25%0%WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan100%75%50%25%0%Auto180p1080p720p576p540p480p360p288p180p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Live00:0100:1600:18\u00a0WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told reporters \u200bon Friday that the U.S. will have the Strait of Hormuz \"open \u200cfairly soon\" but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step.Trump also suggested that other countries were offering help \u200bbut did not identify any nation.The Reuters Power Up newsletter by columnist Ron Bousso provides everything you need to know about the global energy industry. Sign up here.\"Other countries use the \u200bstrait. So we do have other countries coming up, \u2060and they'll help out,\" Trump said.\"It won't be easy ... I \u200bwould say this - we will have that open fairly soon,\" Trump \u200badded.U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., April 10, 2026. REUTERS\/Evelyn Hockstein Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabThe 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 \u200bis a chokepoint for about 20% of global oil and \u200bliquefied natural gas shipments.Trump has been upset at NATO allies' failure to help \u200csecure \u2060the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported on Thursday that NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, after meeting Trump, told European governments that the U.S. president wants concrete commitments to help secure the strait within \u200bdays.The U.S. and \u200bIsrael attacked Iran \u2060on February 28. Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and U.S. bases in Gulf \u200bstates. U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks \u200bon \u2060Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions.The war has raised oil prices and shaken global markets. Trump announced a fragile ceasefire with Tehran on \u2060Tuesday, after \u200bhaving previously threatened to destroy Iran's \u200bentire civilization. Ship traffic through the strait has remained stalled.Adds comments by Trump, background on the Strait of HormuzReporting by Bo Erickson and \u200bKanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Michelle Nichols and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tabSuggested Topics:EnergyPurchase Licensing RightsBo EricksonThomson ReutersBo Erickson is a White House reporter based in Washington, DC. He focuses on the Trump administration\u2019s domestic, political, and cultural agenda, as well as daily news throughout the world. Previously, he covered Congress and US politics for Reuters, and before that, at CBS News. He is proud to be a Minnesotan at heart. Please send story ideas to: Bo.Erickson@thomsonreuters.comKanishka SinghThomson ReutersKanishka Singh is a breaking news reporter for Reuters in Washington DC, who primarily covers US politics and national affairs in his current role. His past breaking news coverage has spanned across a range of topics like the Black Lives Matter movement; the US elections; the 2021 Capitol riots and their follow up probes; the Brexit deal; US-China trade tensions; the NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan; the COVID-19 pandemic; and a 2019 Supreme Court verdict on a religious dispute site in his native India.Read Next48 mins agoEnergycategoryG7 countries agree on release of diesel and oil stocks after US pressure10 hours agoEnergycategoryEXCLUSIVEOPEC+ delays oil capacity review after Iran war disrupts expansion plans3 hours agoEnergycategoryOil settles lower after Europe agrees to tap diesel reserves6 hours agoEnergycategoryTrump says US deal with South Korea has $8.4 billion\u00a0for oil recovery1 hour agoLegalcategoryOwners of Brazil's Braskem finalizing counter proposal to $3 billion capital demand2 hours agoWorldcategoryTrump says he did not 'jump the gun' on South Korea Alaska LNG investment announcement",
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