Pakistan Mocks Trump's Strait of Hormuz Reopening Goal: 'It Was Already Open'
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Pakistan Mocks Trump's Strait of Hormuz Goal: 'It Was Already Open'
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Firstpost•26-03-2026, 10:44
Pakistan Mocks Trump's Strait of Hormuz Goal: 'It Was Already Open'
•Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif mocked President Donald Trump's goal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stating it was open before the conflict.
•Asif's comments came as Pakistan mediates between the US and Iran, even after passing on Trump's 15-point proposal to Iran, which Iran rejected.
•Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation to American-Israeli strikes, impacting 20-25% of global oil and gas supplies and causing price surges.
•Pakistan, leveraging Army chief Asim Munir's ties with both Trump and Iran's IRGC, is mediating indirect talks between the two nations.
•Asif previously called the US-Israeli war on Iran a "Zionist agenda" to extend Israeli influence to Pakistan's border and turn Pakistan into a vassal state.
