President Trump Seeks Payment For Protecting The Strait of Hormuz: 'I Want to be Reimbursed'

President Trump said on Monday, July 13th, that the United States was restoring a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz aimed at Iran. "We're controlling the Strait. We're putting the blockade back." Trump also said he wanted Gulf nations to reimburse the United States for helping protect the Strait of Hormuz and regional security. #trump #iran #blockade #straitofhormuz The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week):    / @nynext1   Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly):    / @podforce1   NY POSTcast (daily):    / @nypostcast   Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/NYPOSTSIGNUP Catch the latest news at http://www.nypost.com. Follow The New York Post on: Twitter -   / nypost   Facebook -   / nypost