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US to permanently open Strait of Hormuz, Trump says he's doing it for China
short by Ashley Paul / on Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
US President Donald Trump announced that Strait of Hormuz will be "permanently" opened, days after US began a naval blockade of Iranian ports in the international waterway. "China is very happy...I'm doing it for them, also- And the world," he said. "The situation will never happen again," Trump added, noting that China has agreed not to send weapons to Iran.
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