President Trump on Tuesday suggested pipelines in Texas and Alaska could serve as alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz, which Trump said is “open if people want to go through it” despite Iranian officials blocking maritime shipping through the region.

In an interview with Fox News, Trump was pressed on shipping tracking data showing only 10 vessels passed through the strait on Monday — less than 10 percent of what normally passes through.

The steep decline occurred in the aftermath of tit-for-tat exchanges of airstrikes between the U.S. and Iran and escalating tensions in the region.

“When you say the strait is open, what do you mean?” Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst asked the president.

“It’s open if people want to go through it,” Trump said. “We’re not opening it for Iran. That’s the only one it’s closed for. It’s closed for Iran both in and out. But it’s open now.”

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