India, March 24 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday said the Strait of Hormuz, key waterway choked since the start of current Middle East conflict, will be opened very soon if the talks with Iran work, vaguely stating that it could be jointly controlled by maybe him and the "Ayatollah".

Trump on Monday said the US is postponing strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure for a "five day period" after what he called "productive conversations" with the country, in comments that sparked confusion over the participants in the talks and parameters of a deal as well as trolling from the Iranian side. Track US-Iran war news live updates here

Trump's statement on postponing strikes resulted in swift reaction from markets. Brent crude oil fu...