Trump Thanks Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir After Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz; Bars Israel from Bombing Lebanon
In a significant diplomatic breakthrough on April 17, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly thanked Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir following Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial shipping. The development comes amid a fragile ceasefire in the recent U.S.-Iran conflict and a separate