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US President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving at Joint Base Andrews, 11 August, 2026

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Video. 'I think we will keep it,' Trump says about control of Hormuz strait

Updated: 12/08/2026 - 19:18 GMT+2

Iran maintains it effectively controls much of the waterway and intends to impose a toll system in response to the US war launched by Trump on 28 February.

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