Donald Trump asserted on May 28 that no nation controls the Strait of Hormuz and that a controls agency taxes the strait, amid regional tensions involving Kuwait.
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Donald Trump asserted on May 28 that no nation controls the Strait of Hormuz and that a controls agency taxes the strait, amid regional tensions involving Kuwait.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Donald Trump claimed total control over the Strait of Hormuz.Sub-event
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Trump asserted that no nation controls the Strait of Hormuz and that a controls agency taxes it.1 source
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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Hormuz
city in Hormozgan Province, Iran
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Kuwait
sovereign state in Western Asia