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Trump declares US as ‘guardian’ of Strait of Hormuz

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The Hill

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump: US to become 'the guardian' of the Strait of Hormuz

President Trump said Monday that the U.S. will take on the role of “the guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz as Washington and Tehran both claim control of the waterway after exchanging strikes over the weekend. “We’re going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it,” Trump said during a phone interview with “Fox...

POLITICO

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· Jul 13, 2026

US to take over Strait of Hormuz, charge 20 percent fee for cargo shipped through, Trump says

The U.S. will become “guardian” of the strait, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

BOL News

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· Jun 25, 2026

Rubio says US stands with Venezuela after deadly earthquake

Rubio said US will not accept the Strait of Hormuz being treated as the property of any single country. The post Rubio says US stands with Venezuela after deadly earthquake appeared first on BOL News.

Al Arabiya English

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump: US to Become ‘Guardians of the Strait of Hormuz’

President Donald Trump says the United States will become the “guardians of the Strait of Hormuz,” adding that the issue “should’ve been done 47 years ago,” as he accuses Tehran of seeking last-minute changes during the talks. #Trump #US #Hormuz

Daily Mirror

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump 'reinstating' blockade in Strait of Hormuz - and will charge ships for safe passage

US President Donald Trump declares US will 'take over the Strait' as brutal missile exchanges shatter memorandum of understanding peace period and threaten another major Middle East war

The Daily Beast

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· Jun 26, 2026

CNN Host Humiliates Trump With Damning Reality Check

CNN/OutFrontCNN star Erin Burnett offered some irrefutable evidence that despite President Donald Trump’s claims, his administration does not have “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a cargo ship navigating the strait on Thursday for the first time since the U.S. and Tehran agreed last week to work toward a peace deal, The Wall Street Journal reported. The vessel was hit by a drone hours after Iran’s paramilitary navy warned ships to only follow routes the regime had sanctioned, undermining Trump’s claims that the strait was fully open in accordance with his memorandum of understanding signed earlier this month. Read more at The Daily Beast.

The Tribune

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· Jul 13, 2026

US should control the Strait of Hormuz and get paid for it: Trump

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and should be reimbursed for controlling the vital waterway. “We’re going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it. We’ll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we’ll call it the guardian angel of the strait. []

Iran Herald

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· Jul 13, 2026

US taking over Strait of Hormuz Trump

Washington will be the guardian angel of the waterway, and will get paid for it, the US president has claimedUS President Donald Trump has claimed that America is taking over the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, and will act as the guardian angel of the key waterway and get paid for it. Tehran has earlier declared the strait closed, blaming hostile actions by US forces.Speaking by phon

BRICS News

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· Jun 21, 2026

JUST IN: 🇩🇪🇺🇸 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius blames President Trump for the Strait of [...]

JUST IN: German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius blames President Trump for the Strait of Hormuz closure.@BRICSNews

Independent Journal Review

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump Says US Will Be ‘Guardian’ of Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will exert more control over the Strait of Hormuz. “We’ll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we’ll become the guardian angel of the strait, and we should be reimbursed for that,” he said.

Off The Press

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump says US likely to become ‘guardian’ of Strait of Hormuz

President Trump said Monday, speaking with Fox News, that the U.S. would not only take control of the Strait of Hormuz, but that other countries – which he did not name but he implied were the Persian Gulf energy producers – would pay the U.S. for securing it. “We’ll become the guardian of the strait. []...Click to read more

Financial Times

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· Jul 8, 2026

Why the US and Iran are stuck in a cycle of tit-for-tat strikes

Trump’s push to get ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz keeps colliding with Tehran’s resistance to cede control

Ya Libnan

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· Jun 24, 2026

Less than 1 in 4 Americans say Iran war was worth it; Trump approval ties lowest of term, poll finds

FILE PHOTO: People drive past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026 REUTERS WASHINGTON- Just one in four Americans believes President Donald Trump’s war with Iran was worth its costs ‌and a majority worry that a truce with Tehran is unlikely to last, []

National Post

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump says U.S. ‘taking over’ Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian leadership has 'nothing,' the president told Fox News

Al-Monitor

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump says the US should control the Strait of Hormuz and get paid for it

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and should be reimbursed for controlling the vital waterway.We're going to keep the strait, and we'll probably run it. We'll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we'll call it the guardian angel of the strait. And we should be reimbursed for that, he said in a phone interview on Fox News' Fox Friends program.

Arutz Sheva

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· Jul 2, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz and the Straits of Tammuz

A straight-ahead look on navigating an exit from exile.

Hot Air

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump: US Will Take the Strait and Run It; UPDATE: Trump Reimposes Iran Blockade

Trump: US Will Take the Strait and Run It; UPDATE: Trump Reimposes Iran Blockade

Russia Today

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· Jul 13, 2026

US ‘taking over’ Strait of Hormuz – Trump

US President Donald Trump has said the US is “taking over” the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, as the conflict over the waterway has escalated Read Full Article at RT.com

MS NOW

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· Jul 7, 2026

Trump attends NATO summit, antagonizing allies and increasingly isolating U.S.

“I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves this way toward his own allies,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said recently. The post Trump attends NATO summit, antagonizing allies and increasingly isolating U.S. appeared first on MS NOW.

India TV News

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump says US 'taking control' of Strait of Hormuz, to be paid for 'guarding' it

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States is taking control of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway which remains a contentious issue between the US and Iran since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East earlier this year.

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 21, 2026

Trump threatens Hormuz takeover to collect tolls and 20% of oil if Iran deal fails

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States will take control of the Strait of Hormuz, collecting tolls and 20 of the oil that flows through the waterway if negotiations between Washington and Tehran in Switzerland fall through. Vice President JD Vance is meeting with Iranian officials on Sunday to finalize the terms of []

Jewish News Syndicate

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump says US 'taking over' Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian leadership has nothing, the president told Fox News.

Bloomberg

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· Jun 25, 2026

We Need to Help Ukraine Ends This War Says Hutchinson

Kay Bailey Hutchison, Former US Ambassador to NATO Former Texas Senator (R) joined Balance of Power to discuss the recent meeting between NATO's Rutte and Trump yesterday. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to ease Trump's anger over alliance nations' reluctance to help with the campaign against Iran. (Source: Bloomberg)

RTÉ News

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· Jul 13, 2026

US will be 'paid' for guarding Strait of Hormuz - Trump

President Donald Trump has said that the United States would probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and should ‌be reimbursed for controlling the vital waterway.

Al Bawaba

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump declares U.S. ‘Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz,’ announces 20% shipping fee

ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday a sweeping new policy for the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that the United States will assume the role of the waterway's Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz, enforce a targeted blockade on Iranian shipping, and impose a 20 fee on the value of commercial cargo transiting the strategic maritime corridor to finance U...

CityNews Montreal

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· Jul 5, 2026

NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands ‘loyalty’ and not just burden-sharing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from acting on threats to abandon it. But the goalposts [] The post NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands ‘loyalty’ and not just burden-sharing appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

AMBCrypto

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· Jul 5, 2026

Will this Senator’s crypto bill force Trump out of the memecoin business?

Senator Gillibrand is on a crusade, and her target is the U.S President.

The Standard

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· Jul 6, 2026

World Cup 2026: Mauricio Pochettino reacts to Florian Balogun red card decision after FIFA intervention

The USMNT head coach was asked about US President Donald Trump’s rumoured involvement

Al Jazeera

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· Jun 28, 2026

Why is Article 5 of MoU causing confrontations in the Strait of Hormuz?

Iran and the US trade attacks over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which has emerged as a major sticking point.

DawnNews English

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· Jul 7, 2026

WATCH: President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with Turkish President Erdogan | Dawn

US President Donald Trump held a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the two leaders discussed key issues shaping US-Turkey relations. The talks come amid renewed focus on defense cooperation, regional security, NATO, trade, and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #trump #erdogan #turkey #unitedstates #nato #diplomacy #globalnews #dawnnewsenglish #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews

OpsLens

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· Jul 12, 2026

‘Right off our shores’: Top Trump official warns of intelligence posts from America’s top two enemies * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs

Source link President Donald J. Trump, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and War Secretary Pete Hegseth, meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at

Daily Express

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· Jun 26, 2026

Donald Trump launches new strikes on Iran as ceasefire talks collapse

US reportedly hitting targets in the Strait of Hormuz as conflict ignites once again

Fox Business

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· Jul 10, 2026

LARRY KUDLOW: America’s Central Command, not Iran, controls the Strait of Hormuz

Stock markets are no longer dancing to the Iranian oil threat tune

Breitbart News

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· Jun 24, 2026

LIVE: President Trump Meets with Secretary General of NATO...

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The Independent

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· Jul 13, 2026

Iran-US war latest: Trump claims US should be ‘the guardian angel’ of the Strait of Hormuz and get paid for it

US military's Central Command says it controls the Strait of Hormuz but Iran's Revolutionary Guard rejects the claim

Proto Thema - English

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· Jul 1, 2026

KM, KKR, Samaras and Titi, who (doesn’t) talk to whom in the “blue neighborhood”, arrests in Rhodes for the beaches, GEK TERNA’s blitzkrieg

The major step of Theon in France the Strait of Hormuz that will define Greece’s new role The post KM, KKR, Samaras and Titi, who (doesn’t) talk to whom in the “blue neighborhood”, arrests in Rhodes for the beaches, GEK TERNA’s blitzkrieg appeared first on ProtoThema English.

Vanguard News

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· Jul 13, 2026

Trump says US will be ‘paid’ for guarding Strait of Hormuz

The US president's comments came after US and Iranian attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire in the conflict in the Middle East, adding to doubts about efforts to bring a permanent end to the war that has halted shipping through the strait. The post Trump says US will be ‘paid’ for guarding Strait of Hormuz appeared first on Vanguard News.

Reuters

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· Jul 8, 2026

LIVE: Trump meets Zelenskiy on sidelines of NATO summit

U.S. President Donald Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. #trump #zelenskiy #nato #turkey #diplomacy #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

Powerline

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· Jun 30, 2026

There’s something about the MOU

There’s something happening in the Strait of Hormuz. What it is ain’t exactly the Jews. I have expressed my doubts about the the Memorandum of Understanding that was to open the Strait. Complications have arisen. Vice President Vance’s negotiating partners do not appear to be operating in good faith’ I read the news today, oh boy: US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law ‌Jared Kushner are in Doha

Daily Sabah

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· Jul 12, 2026

Lindsey Graham leaves behind mixed legacy on Türkiye

A neocon turned staunch supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham was known for his hawkish stance on relations with Türkiye, his country’s main ally in NATO. This s...

Sky News Australia

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· Jul 12, 2026

Iranian state media reports fresh strikes on Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island

US President Donald Trump claims the Strait of Hormuz is open following closure claims by Iran as conflict within the region escalates. The United States yesterday carried out strikes on 140 Iranian targets, while Iranian state media reported further attacks on Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas today. Iran has used the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic point of leverage in the conflict, with disruptions to the vital shipping route causing a significant slowdown in global maritime traffic.

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