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Trump says 'thank you' after Iran announces opening of Hormuz strait

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 429 words · By Peter Barabas; Gavin Blackburn
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What to know about Trump says 'thank you' after Iran announces opening of Hormuz strait

Iran and US declare Strait of Hormuz "completely open," but Iran adds that passage is on a "coordinated route" set by Tehran.

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What happened

Iran and US declare Strait of Hormuz "completely open," but Iran adds that passage is on a "coordinated route" set by Tehran.

Why it matters

Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced in a post on X on Friday that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is “declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire.” Moments later, US president Donald Trump announced in a…

Common ground

President Trump followed up his first announcement by saying that that the US Navy's blockade on Iranian ships and ports would remain in force "UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE." "THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “US president Donald Trump announced in a social media post that "Iran has just announced that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open and ready for full passage."”
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President Trump's social media post about Iran declaring the Strait open is confirmed by multiple web search results from different outlets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shortly after Iran's announcement, President Trump responded in social media post: "IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSAGE. THANK YOU ...
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/17/world/iran-us-war-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump hailed a major step toward peace with Iran after the regime's leadership declared the Strait of Hormuz 'completely open' following Israel 's ceasefire with Lebanon.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15742301/Trump-chee…
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open and ready for unrestricted passage, claiming a diplomatic and military victory after weeks o…
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/trump-hails-iran-strait-opening-h…
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Claim 2: “Iranian foreign minister’s post said that passage is "on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Republic of Iran."”
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Iran's coordinated route announcement by the foreign minister is corroborated by multiple web search results and Wikipedia references.
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web search NEUTRAL — Strait of Hormuz 'open' during Lebanon ceasefire, Iran says Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has suggested Tehran won't target ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz during ...
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/17/iran…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the statement shared by Araghchi, Iran added that "for a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces and with due ...
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/did-iran-open-the-stra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Strait of Hormuz falls under the territorial control of Iran and Oman [File: Khaled Elfiqi/AP Photo]
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/war-on-iran-three-ke…
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Claim 3: “Iran and US declare Strait of Hormuz "completely open," but Iran adds that passage is on a "coordinated route" set by Tehran.”
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Multiple independent sources including CNBC, RT World News, and Wikipedia confirm Iran and the US declared the Strait of Hormuz open with coordinated routing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 4: “Traffic through the waterway, through which a fifth of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas supplies transited before the war, has been almost completely blocked since the Iran war started with US-Israeli air strikes on 28 February.”
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The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since February 28 is confirmed by cross-references, web search results, and Wikipedia entries.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — The Malta‑flagged VLCC Agios Fanourios I has become the first crude carrier to sail west through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. blockade targeting traffic to and from Iran's ports took ...
https://www.newsweek.com/strait-hormuz-closed-blockade-donal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz since US-Israeli strikes on February 28, 2026, allowing only selective transit from approved nations including China, Russia, India, Iraq, Pakistan,…
https://hormuzstraitmonitor.com/
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Claim 5: “That has sent energy prices spiking around the world, with the International Energy Agency chief warning on Thursday that Europe only has "maybe six weeks or so of jet fuel left," if supplies remain blocked.”
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No evidence was found in web search results or Wikipedia to support the claim about energy prices spiking and the IEA warning.
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Claim 6: “President Trump followed up his first announcement by saying that that the US Navy's blockade on Iranian ships and ports would remain in force "UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE."”
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Multiple web search results confirm Trump's statement about the US Navy's blockade remaining in place until the US-Iran transaction is complete.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means. Trump first…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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Claim 7: “Stocks have rallied more than 11% since late March on hopes that the United States and Iran can avoid a worst-case scenario for the global economy.”
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Claim 8: “The US launched its own naval blockade of Iranian ports came into effect on Monday, with President Donald Trump warning that any attack ships would be "eliminated" if they attempted to break it.”
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The US naval blockade of Iranian ports and Trump's warning are confirmed by multiple web search results from Euronews, The New York Times, and The Guardian.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US blockade of ships using Iranian ports in the Gulf has come into effect, turning the six-week-old conflict between the US-Israeli coalition and Iran into a test of economic endurance.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/deadline-passe…
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web search NEUTRAL — A US naval blockade of Iran’s ports has come into effect on Monday, with President Donald Trump warning that any attack ships will be “eliminated” if they attempt to break it.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/13/us-blockade-of-iranian-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — The blockade on ships “entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas” will begin on Monday, U.S. Central Command said. But U.S. forces will not impede vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, …
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/12/world/iran-war-trump…
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Claim 9: “The two announcements signal a positive resolution of the Hormuz crisis as part of a new momentum towards a possible second round of US-Iran talks mediated by Pakistan.”
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The positive resolution of the Hormuz crisis and momentum toward US-Iran talks mediated by Pakistan are supported by web search results and Wikipedia entries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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Claim 10: “Iran’s navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated - 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, 'fast attack ships,' because we did not consider them much of a threat”
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No evidence was found in web search results or Wikipedia to support the claim about Iran's navy being completely obliterated.
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Claim 11: “Oil prices fell immediately by more than 10% and Wall Street has rallied towards another record after the announcements.”
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Claim 12: “Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced in a post on X that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is "declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire."”
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Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi's announcement about the Strait of Hormuz being open during the ceasefire is corroborated by multiple web search results and Wikipedia entries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi (Persian: عباس عراقچی [ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːˈɢtʃi] ; also spelled Araqchi, born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since Augu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of confirmed Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran war. Additional reports indicate four unnamed top officials from the Ministry of Intelligence were killed, contributi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_officials_kill…
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