Trump about Hormuz: 'That sucker is open'
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- 28 August, 2026
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US President Donald Trump stated that the Strait of Hormuz is open, and that Iran's response was very restrained, Report informs.
He made the remarks in an interview with Axios.
"That sucker is open. The Iranian response is very mild. They don't want us to go back at them. That's the whole ball game. The rest doesn't matter," President Trump told Axios in a phone interview on Thursday.
"We achieved a major milestone in the Strait of Hormuz. Internationally recognized sea routes in the strait are free of Iranian sea mines. Bottom line: Today international shipping lanes are open and momentum is building," CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said in a video posted Thursday night.
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