Trump: It’s an ‘honor’ to secure Strait of Hormuz for China
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President Donald Trump has said he wants to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and said it would be an “honor” to do so to help other countries that rely on the vital Middle Eastern waterway.
While speaking to reporters in Florida on Monday, Trump fielded questions about the global energy choke point that has been disrupted by mutual attacks between Iran, Israel and the United States.
IRAN SEIZED OIL TANKERS HOURS BEFORE OUR SPEECHES AND THREATENED ‘MASSACRE’ IN THE STRAIT OF HORUZ
People mourn the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Isfahan, Iran, on Thursday. (Payman Shahsanaei/ISNA via AP)
The Strait of Hormuz, about 35 kilometers wide at its narrowest point, lies between Iran and Oman and carries about a fifth of global liquefied natural gas at around 20 million barrels per day; This makes it a prime target when conflict breaks out in the region.
“We’re really helping China and other countries here because they get most of their energy from the Straits,” Trump said. “We have a good relationship with China. It’s an honor to do this.”
WHILE IRAN IS TALKING ABOUT GOING TO OMAN, THE USA IS POSITIONING ITS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND STRIKING PLATFORMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
Screenshot of a maritime traffic terminal showing ships in the Strait of Hormuz on March 4. (Kpler/Marine Traffic)
Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this month. While Trump was touting the US’s new energy partnership with Venezuela, he noted that China was taking its oil from the strait.
“So we’re doing this for other parts of the world, including countries like China,” he said. “They get most of their oil from the straits.”
“We have very good relations with President XI (Jinping) and China,” he added. “I’ll be going there shortly and we’re protecting the world from what these madmen are trying to do, and very successfully I might add.”
President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of their bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. Trump said he wants to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to countries in the Middle East, including China. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump said the United States would also waive all oil-related sanctions against some countries in order to lower energy prices amid conflicts in the Middle East.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps promised in a statement to Iranian State Television that it “will not allow it”. [the] One liter of oil export.”
Trump later reaffirmed his stance on the strait in a fiery Truth Social post.
“If Iran does anything to stop the flow of Oil through the Strait of Hormuz, it will be hit TWENTY TIMES HARDER than it has ever been hit by the United States. We will also eliminate easily destructible targets that will make rebuilding Iran as a Nation nearly impossible – Death, Fire and Fury will reign over them – But I hope and pray that this will not happen!” he wrote.
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“This is a gift from the United States to China and all nations that heavily use the Strait of Hormuz. I hope it is a much-appreciated gesture. Thank you for your interest in this matter!”
