Trump declares ‘victory’ over Iran after Strait of Hormuz oil channel is reopened

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump declares ‘victory’ over Iran after Strait of Hormuz oil channel is reopenedTrump claims the dispute over the key maritime chokepoint has been resolved Andrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Friday 17 April 2026 16:27 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959969","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-open-b2959969.html","title":"Trump declares ‘victory’ over Iran after Strait of Hormuz oil channel is reopened"}}(Getty Images)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump on Friday took a self-congratulatory victory lap after Iran...