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Reported claim

“Donald Trump declared the United States will take control of the Strait of Hormuz and levy charges on shipping through it.”

high confidence 1 outlet · 1 report

Strengthened after Al-Monitor reported it.

Belief History

Jul 13 Jul 15

Sources

Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran. We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE... The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT.'
Jul 13, 2026

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