Donald Trump struck a reassuring tone over the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that the situation would stabilize despite rising tensions involving Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Houthis.
Speaking in Dublin after meeting Irish President Catherine Connolly, the U.S. president was asked whether the United States could help restore the safe passage of commercial shipping through Hormuz.
“Everything will work out just fine,” Trump replied, without offering further details on how Washington intends to address the crisis.
Trump also referred to the attack on Saudi Arabia’s critical East-West Pipeline, a key alternative route for transporting oil while bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
Asked whether he considered Iran responsible for the attack, he replied, “Probably, yes,” but presented no evidence demonstrating Tehran’s direct involvement.
The U.S. president also addressed the Houthis, saying the group had contacted the American side and was making clear that it did not want a confrontation. He also reiterated his close relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“He is a good friend of mine,” Trump said of the Saudi crown prince, insisting that the situation surrounding Saudi Arabia would also “work out well.”
Trump went further in his predictions about the war with Iran, estimating that hostilities would end “very soon” and probably after the U.S. midterm elections in November.
“I believe it will be right after the midterms. They are trying to hold out as long as they can to complicate the elections,” he said.
Trump also claimed that oil prices would fall significantly after the war ended, while reiterating his position that Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons.
“Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons,” he stressed, repeating the claim that Tehran had been “two weeks” away from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The U.S. president’s remarks come as the Hormuz crisis, attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and the Houthi advance in Yemen intensify concerns about wider regional destabilization and renewed pressure on global energy markets.
