Trump says he is ‘taking over’ the Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump says he is reinstating the American blockade of Iranian ships and "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz, charging ships who pass under American protection 20% of their cargo. Trump’s reimposing of the blockade comes just over three weeks after it was lifted as part of the truce with Iran. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/sub...] The president said the US would ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open Meanwhile, Iran and the US have been exchanging fresh strikes over the last 24 hours - and it's all sent oil prices jumping more than 5%. Is this back to war or bluster? ------- 0:00 - Trump says he is "taking over" Strait of Hormuz 3:26 - ‘Iranians won’t allow Trump to take over Strait of Hormuz’ ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/sub... Follow us: TikTok -   / c4news   Instagram -   / channel4news   Twitter -   / channel4news   Facebook -   / channel4news