Trump says US has 'total control' over Strait of Hormuz

Aug ‌12 (Reuters) - U.S. ​President ​Donald Trump on ‌Wednesday said the United ⁠States in ‌is control of ‌the Strait of Hormuz.

"The U.S.A. has ​total control over the ⁠Strait of Hormuz. I ​THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our ​Naval Blockade ‌is being called, by ⁠everyone, “A WALL OF STEEL,” and ⁠there is nothing Iran ​can do about it," he wrote on ‌his Truth Social platform.

(Reporting by ‌David ⁠Ljunggren and ‌Ryan Patrick ​Jones; Editing by Caitlin ‌Webber)

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