Trump says Iran war will end soon and Strait of Hormuz will ‘automatically open’

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he expects the Strait of Hormuz to “automatically open” at the conclusion of the Iran war, which he said will likely end soon.

Trump said the United States’s forces are “obliterating” Iranian military forces, but there is more work to do to rid the country of its offensive capabilities. 

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