Trump Suggests US Should Permanently Control Key Oil Shipping Route

Trump Suggests US Should Permanently Control Key Oil Shipping Route

Donald Trump says the US should take over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping channel where one-fifth of the world's oil passes through daily, and charge countries for keeping it safe. This is different from past US policy, which focused on deterring threats rather than taking permanent control. Regional partners who are currently being attacked by Iran have not publicly backed this idea.

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