WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and should be reimbursed for controlling the vital waterway.
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“We’re going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it. We’ll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we’ll call it the guardian angel of the strait. And we should be reimbursed for that,” he said in a phone interview on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” program.
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(Reporting by Katharine Jackson, editing by Michelle Nichols )
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This story was originally published July 13, 2026 at 5:28 AM.
