Trump Says He'll Take Over a Key Oil Shipping Route

Trump Says He'll Take Over a Key Oil Shipping Route

President Trump said on August 14 that after defeating Iran he will claim the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow sea passage once used to ship about a fifth of the world's oil — as US territory. Iran and Oman both say the strait belongs to them. Iran's deputy foreign minister pushed back. No US president has ever made such a claim.

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