Trump says great settlement on Iran to be signed soon and strait will open


Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

WASHINGTON, June ⁠11 (Reuters) - U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump said ‌on Thursday the Strait of Hormuz would be opened ​as soon as ⁠a "great settlement" ⁠of the war in Iran ⁠was ‌signed, an event he ⁠said he expected would ​happen ‌within days.

"We just made ⁠a ​great settlement of the war with Iran", ⁠Trump told reporters ​in the Oval Office.

"The strait will officially open ⁠as soon as we sign, which could be soon, very ​soon, maybe ⁠over the weekend in ​Europe," he ‌said.

(Reporting by Humeyra ​Pamuk, Katharine Jackson;Editing by David Ljunggren)

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