Washington: US President Donald Trump said that the Strait of Hormuz had been reopened for global shipping under US military protection. On Tuesday he also said that FULL Blockade on vessels sailing to Iranian ports or transporting Iranian cargo.

While dropping a proposed 20% reimbursement fee in favour of new trade and investment deals with Gulf States. Trump in a post in his social media Truth Social he credited the US military with restoring maritime traffic through one of the world’s busiest energy corridors.

Oil is flowing like never before, thanks to the awesome Power of the United States Military, he posted. He praised the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and Commander of the United States Central Command Admiral Brad Cooper for the operation.

Trump also said that because of them, and all members of the Most Powerful Military anywhere in the World, BY FAR, the Strait of Hormuz is open to ALL Ship traffic except for Iran. He described Iran’s leaders as lying, violent, malicious leadership, which is taking them down the path of TOTAL DESTRUCTION.

He also said that he had abandoned an earlier proposal under which Gulf countries would reimburse the US for providing security in the Strait of Hormuz. Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have decided to replace the 20% US Reimbursement Fee with Trade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States, he wrote.

Trump said the planned investments would be MASSIVE and would further expand foreign investment in the US. These new Investments will make that Number even larger, and we will see Factories, Plants, and Equipment pour into the United States at Historic levels, which will create additional millions of High Paying AMERICAN Jobs!, he added.

He concluded the statement by reiterating his administration’s position on Iran’s nuclear programme. The days of Iran killing hundreds of thousands of people, including 52,000 protestors, are OVER and, most importantly, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!, he added.