# Trump: Hormuz will reopen soon or Iran will be hit ‘very hard’

https://mins.news/en/video/14070

- TRT World, 2026-08-05 12:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fCSZ9MyCDY

> US President Donald Trump says an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is close. He has also warned that Iran will be hit “very hard” if the negotiations collapse. The reported proposal would have Iran and Oman oversee separate shipping routes through the strait for 60 days. Jennifer Parker of the University of Western Australia offers her assessment of the situation.

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