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Trump Claims US Control of Hormuz as Military Pressure on Iran Continues
President Donald Trump said the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz and has significant leverage over Iran, while saying US forces have struck multiple vessels near the strategic waterway and continue to conduct intermittent strikes inside Iran. Trump also said the United States would increase domestic oil…
Why it matters: The market implication depends less on declarations of control than on whether physical oil and LNG flows through Hormuz recover. Continued military strikes and restricted shipping preserve the risk of further supply disruption, while additional US production could provide some medium-term offset but cannot immediately replace large volumes of constrained Gulf exports.
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Trump Claims US Control of Hormuz as Military Pressure on Iran Continues – ResearchPips
President Donald Trump said the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz and has significant leverage over Iran, while saying US forces have struck multiple vessels near the strategic waterway and continue to conduct intermittent…
September 4, 2026 3.2K
