US President Donald Trump has said the Strait of Hormuz would reopen soon and “automatically”, with or without Iran’s cooperation.Referring to how Iran laid sea mines to stop ships from entering the waterway, Trump posted on social media that the US was now “clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favour to countries all over the world”. This came even as the US and Iranian negotiators started discussions on the peace agreement in Pakistan.Trump told reporters on Friday that the US negotiators would discuss reopening of the Strait of Hormuz with theIranians in Pakistan, asserting that the crucial global energy waterway would reopen “soon and automatically, with or without Iran’s cooperation”. He later said he believed the waterway would open up “fairly soon”.Meanwhile, The New York Times reported that Iran was unable to find the mines it laid in the Strait of Hormuz and did not even have the capacity to remove the explosives, preventing the country from allowing more traffic through the waterway.The opening of the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint for a fifth of the world’s oil supply—is a primary demand of the US to end the war. The virtual closure of the strait sent fuel prices soaring, creating the world’s largest energy crisis in decades and putting pressure on US President Donald Trump at home.Trump told The New York Post in a phone interview that the outcomes of negotiations with Iran would be clear “in about 24 hours”, threatening that US warships were being reloaded to resume strikes on Iran if the peace talks failed.Iran said its armed forces remained at “full readiness, just as during the 40-day asymmetric battle, given the frequent breaches of promises” by the US and Israel.Iranian media reported that a US warship was seen near Fujairah and Iran sent a stern warning to the US through negotiators in Pakistan, threatening to target the vessel if it approached the strait. US officials claimed the destroyer “was not turned back”.