'Two fantastic people': Trump all praise again for PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir after Hormuz breakthrough

Calls them 'great', thanks Pakistan as well

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Web Desk April 17, 2026 Less than a minute read

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir meet US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on September 25, 2025. Photo: Handout

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United States President Donald Trump was all praise for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on Friday, following a breakthrough in Iran announcing the opening of the Strait of Hormuz for commercial vessels.

In a post on Truth Social, he said: "Thank you to Pakistan and its great prime minister and field marshal, two fantastic people!"

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