Trump says U.S. will leave Iran in two or three weeks
March 31, 2026
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as posted by the channelPresident Trump said Tuesday he expects U.S. military operations against Iran to be over in “two or three weeks” and that other countries will then be responsible for reopening the Strait of Hormuz — the critical oil channel Tehran has effectively shuttered, driving up energy prices.
“We’ll be leaving very soon,” he told reporters in the Oval Office. “And if France or some other country wants to get oil or gas, they’ll go up through the strait … and they’ll be able to fend for themselves. I think it’ll be very safe, actually. But we have nothing to do with that.”
The president said he expects the strait to reopen before U.S. operations end, but noted that Iran could still try to disrupt traffic through mines, gunfire or rockets.
“That’s not for us,” the president said, arguing that other countries depend more on the waterway for their energy needs. “That’ll be for France, that’ll be for whoever is using the strait. But I think before we leave, that’s all cleared up.”
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