India, April 11 -- United States President Donald Trump said on Friday (local time) that the Strait of Hormuz will be open "fairly soon" while talking to reporters ahead of peace talks with Iran in Pakistan.

He said that the Strait will be open "with or without" Iran's cooperation.

"We're going to open up the gulf with or without them...or the strait as they call it. I think it's going to go pretty quickly, and if it doesn't, we'll be able to finish it off," Trump said.

"We will have that open fairly soon," he added.

The United States President also reiterated his claim that Iran is militarily defeated.

When asked about Iran charging a toll to vessels passing the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said that he is "not going to allow that".

"No...