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US control over maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz: President Donald Trump

Updated On: 08 October, 2026 08:14 AM IST | Washington DC | Agencies

Speaking at Sparrows Point in Maryland, where he announced the construction of a new shipyard as part of efforts to expand the US maritime industrial base, Trump said the US Navy was enforcing what he called “one of the most effective and impenetrable blockades in history”

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Donald Trump. Pic/AFP

Donald Trump. Pic/AFP

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his claims about US control over maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the waterway “belongs to the United States Navy and the United States”, while describing the US naval presence there as an effective blockade against Iran.

An aerial view shows ships anchored off the coast of Khasab near the Strait of Hormuz, on October 2. Pics/AFPAn aerial view shows ships anchored off the coast of Khasab near the Strait of Hormuz, on October 2. Pics/AFP

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