Trump says the US has “mine swept the entire” Strait of Hormuz
Jacquelyn Martin/AP President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States has swept the Strait of Hormuz for mines and claimed the US Navy has full control of the vital waterway.
Look, the only one that has control of the Strait of Hormuz right now is the United States Navy,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.” Earlier Monday, Trump applied a new condition to talks with Iran, saying he would require compensation from the country for past misdeeds after Tehran said US compensation was required to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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