President Trump told aides he\u2019s willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, administration officials said, likely extending Tehran\u2019s firm grip on the waterway and leaving a complex operation to reopen it for a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent days, Trump and his aides assessed that a mission to pry open the chokepoint would push the conflict beyond his timeline of four to six weeks. He decided that the U.S. should achieve its main goals of hobbling Iran\u2019s navy and its missile stocks and wind down current hostilities while pressuring Tehran diplomatically to resume the free flow of trade. If that fails, Washington would press allies in Europe and the Gulf to take the lead on reopening the strait, the officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are also military options the president could decide on, but they are not his immediate priority, they said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> My war, your Hormuz problem:
\u201c..: President Trump told aides he\u2019s willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, administration officials said\u2026\u201d \u2014 @WSJ<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/PkwPlwgPGy<\/a><\/p>— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) March 31, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>