Trump claims US control over Strait

Speaking at a political rally at a police academy in New York state, Trump asserted that the critical energy waterway—which Tehran effectively closed at the outset of the Middle East conflict—is controlled by Washington.

"After we finish defeating Iran... pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," Trump told the cheering crowd, adding, "We have the blockade. No ships get through unless we want them to."