Trump says Hormuz to reopen 'automatically' and focus of Iran talks is nukes

Trump says Hormuz to reopen 'automatically' and focus of Iran talks is nukesDonald Trump has vowed the Strait of Hormuz will reopen even if Iran doesn't cooperate at today's peace talks - as he revealed what he expects delegates to focus onCommentsNewsOlivia Bridge Reporter in Live News Network09:16, 11 Apr 2026Updated 09:49, 11 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesPresident Donald Trump has revealed a major focus of negotiations with Iran is about nuclear weapons(Image: Getty Images)Donald Trump has said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen with or without Iran's cooperation as US and regime delegates arrive in Pakistan for negotiations.‌The President has also indicated the main focus of the talks with Iran today will be curtailing Tehran's nuclear capabilities.‌“No nuclear weapon. That’s 99% of it,” he said to reporters. When asked if the deal would include free passage through the Strait, which Iran has blocked off for weeks since the war broke out on February 28, Trump said it would "open up automatically", adding that he believed the vital global shipping channel would resume operations "fairly soon".‌"I think it’s going to go pretty quickly. And if it doesn’t, we’ll be able to finish it off one way the other," Trump added of efforts to ensure free passage through the strait.View 3 ImagesJD Vance arrived in Pakistan today ahead of the negotiation talks(Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)READ MORE: Iran war live: JD Vance lands for talks after Trump 'complete decimation' warningREAD MORE: Donald Trump plans for 250ft 'Triumphal Arch' revealed in new imagesJD Vance and the American delegation has now arrived in Islamabad for the crunch talks, along with the Iranian delegates. Trump previously said he wished the Vice President "luck" in his talks with Iranian officials today. "I wish him luck. He's got a big thing," he said on Friday.‌Trump has persistently claimed Iran's nucle...