Washington DC, April 10 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) indicated plans to reopen the Gulf region amid ongoing hostilities in West Asia, asserting that the United States would move ahead "with or without", even as Vice President JD Vance heads to Pakistan for crucial talks with Iran.

Speaking at Joint Base Andrews (JBA) before Vance's departure, Trump asserted that Iranian forces have been militarily defeated and that the vital waterway will be reopened regardless of the outcome of the ongoing negotiations.

"Well, I wish them luck. He's got a big thing. I'll find out what's going on. They're militarily defeated, and now we're going to open up the gulf (Strait of Hormuz) with or without a deal. But that'll be open, ...