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Trump says he is not yet ready to let allies reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran war
President Trump told CBS he will not withdraw US efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz yet and criticized allies for not contributing military assets to the campaign against Iran.
Mar 31st 2026 · United States
Insights
- Trump told CBS he is not ready yet to hand off efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to allies.
- He criticized allies, including the UK, for not sending military assets to join the US-Israeli campaign against Iran.
- Trump said Iran has been decimated and that there is no substantial threat in the Strait of Hormuz.
- He did not give an end point for the US military operation but said the campaign is two weeks ahead of schedule in its fifth week.
- Trump declined to say whether declaring victory would require removing Iran's enriched uranium stockpile.
Sources
- Trump Tells Allies 'Go Get' Hormuz Fuel, Unilever-McCormick Deal www.bloomberg.com
- "¡Id a coger vuestro petróleo!": furioso mensaje de Trump a los países europeos www.libertaddigital.com
- Trump says he's not ready "quite yet" to leave it to allies to reopen Strait of Hormuz www.cbsnews.com
- Trump says Strait of Hormuz is the world’s problem: ‘Go get your own oil!’ www.politico.com
- Trump no solo acumula rechazos sobre Irán, también amenazas de "acordarse" de quienes no apoyaron a EEUU www.huffingtonpost.es
- Trump insta a sus aliados a comprar petróleo a EEUU y sopesa acabar la guerra sin reabrir Ormuz: "Id vosotros" www.elespanol.com
- Trump Lashes Out Again at Europe for Its Lukewarm Support Against Iran www.nytimes.com
- Donald Trump avisa a sus aliados de que EE. UU. no les ayudará en Ormuz y les insta a tomar "su propio petróleo" www.heraldo.es
- Trump Calls on Allies to Seize Hormuz as War Frustration Mounts www.bloomberg.com
- Trump se desentiende del estrecho de Ormuz, pese a que puso su reapertura como condición para el fin de la guerra elpais.com
- Key details on Iran war as Trump slams allies for Strait of Hormuz response www.cbsnews.com
- Trump slams U.S. allies again over their stance on the Strait of Hormuz www.cbsnews.com
- Trump exige a Irán que reabra el estrecho de Ormuz mientras critica a la OTAN: “Uno aprende quiénes son sus verdaderos amigos” elpais.com
- Markets cheer as Trump threatens to abandon Iran War, but Jamie Dimon sides with allies: ‘win this thing and clean up the straits’ fortune.com
- Trump attacks NATO allies as pressure mounts over Strait of Hormuz www.aljazeera.com
- Trump doubles down on harsh words about U.S. allies over Strait of Hormuz www.cbsnews.com
- ‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war www.theguardian.com