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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 13Trump Says U.S. Will Seek Payment for Guarding Strait of Hormuz
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 13Summary
- Trump said Monday the U.S. will no longer protect the Strait of Hormuz for free and expects reimbursement for securing the vital oil-shipping route.
- In a Fox News phone interview, he said the U.S. would "keep the strait" and "probably run it," casting Washington as the route's future guardian.
- The remarks tie U.S. military protection directly to compensation as the strait sits at the center of the re-escalating war with Iran.
- No payment mechanism, amount or timeline was provided, and the proposal emerged as developing news rather than a formal policy announcement.
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As Iran and the US clash over tolls, could the Strait of Hormuz become the world's most expensive shipping lane? With international law in dispute, who truly has the legal right to control the world’s most critical oil chokepoint?