President Donald Trump took to Truth Social early Saturday with a single emphatic word — "GREAT!!!" — accompanied by an image of empty supertankers steaming toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, signaling apparent relief as maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz normalized following weeks of high-stakes tensions with Iran.
The post, timestamped at 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 11, 2026, captured a moment of presidential satisfaction amid a rapidly evolving situation in the Persian Gulf. It marked a sharp tonal shift from Trump's earlier expletive-laden warnings that had dominated headlines just days before, when he threatened to bomb Iranian power plants and bridges if the critical waterway remained blocked.
