, April 11 -- US President Donald Trump has said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen "fairly soon", even as tensions continue over Tehran's reported restrictions on the key global shipping route ahead of US-Iran talks in Pakistan.

Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in Maryland, Trump said Washington would not accept what he described as Iran's imposition of a "de facto toll booth system" on shipping in the vital waterway, reports Al Jazeera.

"We will have that open fairly soon," Trump said, adding that the US would "open up the Gulf" with assistance from other countries if necessary. However, he did not provide details on how the waterway would be unblocked.

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