THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Vows U.S. Will Take Control of Strait of Hormuz and Get Paid ‘A Lot of Money’ for Guarding It.
President Donald J. Trump has vowed that the U.S. will take control of the Strait of Hormuz and get paid "a lot of money" for guarding it, as Iran is once again declaring that the key energy export route is closed.
President Donald J. Trump has vowed that the U.S. will take control of the Strait of Hormuz and get paid “a lot of money” for guarding it, as Iran is once again declaring that the key energy export route is closed. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced on Monday that the U.S. intends to take control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping lane for oil, natural gas, and fertilizer exports, and suggested that the U.S.-aliged exporting countries will pay the U.S. “a lot of money” for protecting the strait and keeping it open. This comes follows futher U.S. strikes on Iran, which has declared that the waterway is closed, on Sunday, followed by Iranian retaliatory strikes targeting U.S. bases…Open