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Trump Rejects Iran Proposal To Reopen The Strait Of Hormuz
The president said the United States controls the waterway and that large volumes of oil are flowing through it.
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he rejected Iran’s proposal to immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, keeping the strategic waterway at the center of ongoing geopolitical and energy-market risk.
Trump said the United States has complete control of the strait and that large amounts of oil are flowing through it. He said Iran sought an agreement to reopen the waterway immediately, but that he rejected the proposal.
“I rejected their proposal,” Trump said.
Trump’s comments came Sept. 26.
