Trump says he is ‘taking over’ the Strait of Hormuz
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Donald Trump says he is reinstating the American blockade of Iranian ships and "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz, charging ships who pass under American protection 20% of their cargo. Trump’s reimposing of the blockade comes just over three weeks after it was lifted as part of the truce with Iran. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] The president said the US would ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open Meanwhile, Iran and the US have been exchanging fresh strikes over the last 24 hours - and it's all sent oil prices jumping more than 5%. Is this back to war or bluster? ------- 0:00 - Trump says he is "taking over" Strait of Hormuz 3:26 - ‘Iranians won’t allow Trump to take over Strait of Hormuz’ ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagra
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