“Trump says Iran will not use Hormuz ‘as a weapon’ US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz “will be open” and vowed that Iran would not be allowed to use the strategic waterway “as a weapon”. Speaking to Fox News, Trump said: “The Strait of Hormuz will be open and we will ensure that the Iranians do not possess nuclear weapons and that the world remains stable.” Trump also said China depended on the strait for 40 percent of its oil supplies and accused Tehran of previously closing the waterway to exert pressure. “Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz in the past and used it as a weapon,” Trump said, adding, “Tehran cannot use the Strait of Hormuz as a weapon against me.”
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