President Donald Trump stated Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is under full control of the US Navy, declaring that nothing reaches Iran unless Washington permits it, and that nothing will pass unless a deal or total surrender is achieved. Trump reiterated that Iran will never obtain nuclear weapons. The statement continues a long-running series of threats and policy declarations by the President regarding the strategic waterway.
President Donald Trump issued a statement Monday evening asserting full US naval control over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy chokepoint. According to Trump, nothing reaches Iran unless the US permits it, and nothing will pass unless a diplomatic agreement or 'total surrender' is achieved. He reiterated that Iran will never obtain nuclear weapons.
The statement continues a pattern of escalating rhetoric from the President regarding the waterway. As The Zioneer has reported, Trump has previously threatened to 'blow the sh*t out of' Iran over the strait (June 22), warned of strikes on Iranian bridges and power plants (July 22), and declared the US is 'hitting Iran hard' (July 14). The current statement does not reference any new military action or specific incident, and no immediate response from Tehran has been reported.
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