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Trump says focus of Iran deal is nukes and that Strait of Hormuz will reopen "automatically"

11 April 2026 01:53 (UTC +04:00)

President Donald Trump said today that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen soon — with or without Iran’s cooperation — and that US negotiators currently headed to Pakistan are primarily focused on ensuring Tehran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon, APA reports citing CNN.

“I think it’s going to go pretty quickly. And if it doesn’t, we’ll be able to finish it off one way the other,” Trump said of efforts to ensure free passage through the strait, which Iran has choked off.

Speaking at Joint Base Andrews before a fundraising visit to the Trump Winery in the Piedmont region of Virginia, the president said his main focus in a deal with Iran was curtailing the country’s nuclear capabilities.

“No nuclear weapon. That’s 99% of it,” he said.

Asked if the deal would also include the strait, Trump said it would.

“Yeah, but that will open up automatically,” he replied, adding later he believed the channel would be open “fairly soon.”

Vice President JD Vance is jetting to Pakistan to lead the US delegation in talks with Iran. Trump said of Vance Friday afternoon: “I wish him luck. He’s got a big thing.”