Trump's latest statement on Hormuz

 Direct translation

Breaking News! Trump's latest statement: Hormuz is no longer important?

Editor: Zhongkang / Reporter : Wang Duran / https://www.aboluowang.com/2026/0331/2366405.html / Image : Illustrative image

The anti-Trump Wall Street Journal, citing multiple U.S. officials, stated that Trump has privately indicated that the U.S. could end its military action against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains "semi-blocked," implying a possible temporary halt without restoring the critical energy route.

The White House assessment suggests that forcibly opening the strait would extend the conflict beyond the originally planned four to six weeks. Therefore, the priority has shifted to achieving core military objectives—weakening the Iranian navy, depleting its missile capabilities, and suppressing its military system—before pushing for de-escalation. The strait issue will be addressed through diplomatic pressure and reliance on allies.

Meanwhile, the U.S. maintains a "two-track strategy": sending signals of negotiation while retaining the option of striking energy facilities. The pressure is already evident; the Strait of Hormuz handles approximately 20% of global oil shipments, and its obstruction has pushed oil prices back to $100 per barrel, impacting energy and supply chains.

Militarily, the U.S. military continues to increase troop deployments, with amphibious ships, Marines, and airborne troops already in the combat zone, and various options, including controlling key resources, are being assessed.

Aboluowang commentator Wang Duran points out that, according to the logic of this report, the U.S. strategy is shifting from "direct control of channels" to "phased strikes + allied burden-sharing." However, the problem is that if this content is true, the continuous leakage of a large amount of core White House information concerning deployments and strategies is inconsistent with the norm of high-intensity military operations.

More likely, this kind of "internal information" is merely a signal released by different positions, part of information warfare, rather than a complete strategy. Some media outlets are constantly reinforcing the narrative of "the U.S. backing down and being restricted," but the reality is that the U.S. military is still advancing deployments and retaining options.

In other words, these reports are more like presenting "one version of the U.S.." The real situation is likely to be more hardline and complex—when "top secret" information is constantly leaked, it is not just intelligence, but may be deliberately released to steer the tide.