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Trump says Strait of Hormuz is open despite Iran’s ship attacks — after US hits 140 targets

President Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz open on Sunday after the US hit 140 targets in Iran over the latest attack on cargo ships in the critical waterway.

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Trump: US to become ‘the guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz

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Trump: US to become ‘the guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz

President Trump said Monday that the U.S. will take on the role of “the guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz as Washington and Tehran both claim control of the waterway after exchanging strikes over the weekend. “We’re going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it,” Trump said during a phone interview with “Fox…

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Trump Says US Will End Up Controlling Strait of Hormuz

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Trump Says US Will End Up Controlling Strait of Hormuz

The US is "taking out" all of Iran’s capability that has anything to do with the Strait of Hormuz and will "end up just controlling the whole thing" in the end, President Donald Trump says in the Oval Office. (Source: Bloomberg)

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