Trump claims US has ‘100%’ control of Strait of Hormuz

President Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open and claims the U.S. now runs the critical

shipping lane. Trump told reporters Monday the U.S. controls the Strait 100 percent and called

the Navy's blockade of ships heading to or from Iran, quote, infallible. Iran disagrees

insisting it controls security in the Strait, and Iran refuses to fully reopen it unless the U.S

meets a list of demands. Those include lifting sanctions and paying Iran for damage from the war

Trump's response? Iran should pay the United States instead. They asked for reparations, you might say, or they asked for money for the damage that we've done

I said, that's a good idea. Well, we're going to ask for money for the damage they've done over a

50-year period. Whether you go SS coal or whether you go all of the people that were so badly hurt

so badly wounded or killed many thousands of people. Trump also said Iran should compensate the families of protesters killed by the Iranian government

including what he claims are 52,000 people killed in the last five months

He says he has instructed his negotiators to make compensation part of any future talks

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