“We control” the Strait of Hormuz, says Trump

The U.S. is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Friday, adding “We wiped out their armed forces, essentially.”

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One after his summit with China’s President Xi, Mr Trump said “We control the Strait [of Hormuz], and they’ve done no business… so we have ben doing very well on all fronts.

“We don’t need favors,” he added. “We wiped out their armed forces, essentially.”

“We may have to do a little cleanup work,” he added. “Because we had a little month-long ceasefire, I guess you’d call it, but we have a blockade that’s so effective, that’s why we did the ceasefire.”

Mr Trump added that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping “feels strongly” that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon, “and he wants them to open up the strait.”

The President also said ‌he felt OK about a suspension of Iran’s nuclear program for 20 years, but only if there is a “real” commitment ⁠from Tehran.