Hyderabad, May 4 -- As the US-Israeli war on Iran entered its 66th day on Monday, May 4, US President Donald Trump said Washington would assist in releasing commercial vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict continue.

"Countries from all over the World, almost all of which are not involved in the Middle Eastern dispute going on so visibly, and violently, for all to see, have asked the United States if we could help free up their Ships, which are locked up in the Strait of Hormuz, on something which they have absolutely nothing to do with - They are merely neutral and innocent bystanders!" the President said in a Truth Social post.

"For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, ...