US at Odds With Allies Over How Easy It Is to Reopen Hormuz
Low Severity
Americas
United States
Date OccurredJun 16, 202612:40 UTC
Event TypeMaritime & Logistics
SourcegCaptain
RecordedJun 16, 2026
Full Description
US President Donald Trump keeps repeating that the Strait of Hormuz — through which one fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally flow — will reopen by Friday.