President Donald Trump said Friday that new pipelines and overland transportation routes across the Middle East could reduce the world’s reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, arguing the strategic waterway is becoming less critical to global energy supplies.
“A lot of alternatives are being made to the Hormuz Strait. The Hormuz Strait is not what it used to be,” Trump told reporters after signing executive orders at the White House.
Trump said new pipelines are being developed across the region to move oil without relying on the strait and pointed to an overland route through Syria that he said is already being used by trucks transporting crude.
“Iran is going to end up, if they don’t get smart, really smart, with a Hormuz Strait that’s not very necessary anymore,” Trump said.
His comments come as governments and energy companies explore alternative export routes that could bypass the strategic waterway amid ongoing tensions with Iran.
Yesterday’s Fox News Digital live blog offers additional coverage of the conflict with Iran.
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