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President Donald Trump claimed that the Iran war would soon end and that the Strait of Hormuz would "automatically open" without U.S. military assistance.
“We’re not going to be there too much longer. We’re obliterating the s–t out of them right now,” Trump said in a phone interview with the New York Post and referenced a video he shared on his Truth Social account showing huge explosions near Isfahan that he claimed hit "a lot of stuff."
“It’s a total obliteration. But we won’t have to be there much longer — but we have more work to do in terms of killing their offensive, whatever offensive capability they have left," he added.
The president then claimed that other countries could sort out the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which serves as a vital waterway for trade along the Persian Gulf responsible for an estimated 20% of the world's oil supply traveling through and has been blockaded by Iran in retaliation of the war, leading to a spike in gas prices.
“Well, I think it’ll automatically open, but my attitude is, I’ve obliterated the country. They have no strength left, and let the countries that are using the strait, let them go and open it… because I would imagine whoever’s controlling the oil will be very happy to open the strait,” Trump told the New York Post.