{"id":6851,"date":"2026-08-18T14:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6851"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:10:45","slug":"trump-says-strait-of-hormuz-has-been-de-mined-is-open-and-operating-after-60-day-iran-talks-window-shuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6851","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been de-mined, is &#8216;open and operating&#8217; after 60-day Iran talks window shuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump proclaimed Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz has been fully de-mined and reopened, adding that there are no further talks planned with Iran now that the 60-day period for negotiations has ended.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6849\">Woman, 30, fatally stabbed in Brooklyn park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Naval Blockade remains in full force and effect,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow The Post\u2019s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Hormuz Strait is open and operating. All water mines have been removed or detonated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6847\">Emotional Diamondbacks manager opens up on brief conversation with Ketel Marte before stunning no-show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For months, Iran has been carrying out sporadic attacks and laying down mines meant to scare off ships from traversing the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly a fifth of the world\u2019s seaborne oil flowed in peacetime.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s latest statement came one day after he threatened the nation of Oman if its rulers aided Tehran in its effort to control the critical waterway.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this month, Trump told Axios that his administration was \u201conly semi-negotiating\u201d with Iran, predicting that economic pressure stemming from an ongoing naval blockade would eventually take its toll on the theocratic regime.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6845\">Texas newborn whom surrogate refused to abort at parents\u2019 behest has \u2018complex\u2019 heart surgery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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