VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-18
“We control it. We control it with the blockade,”
Donald Trump · said 2026-08-17 · reported 2026-08-18
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the U.S. controls the Strait of Hormuz through its blockade.
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