He said the strategic waterway “belongs to the United States Navy and the United States of America”. Washington DC: US President Donald Trump has again claimed control over maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
He made the statement during an event at Sparrows Point in Maryland on Tuesday (October 6), where he announced a new shipyard project aimed at increasing US naval production.
He said that the operation had stopped ships from entering Iranian waters and claimed oil shipments from outside Iran had recovered to levels “almost higher than they have ever been”. “Nobody has ever seen a blockade like that, with no ships, zero, getting in,” he said. If it does not have oil, we just sink the ship,” he said. That’s where it belongs, and that’s where it is right now,” he said. He has described the maritime operation as a blockade and said the US Navy has restricted Iranian vessels and ships heading towards Iranian ports. In July, the IMO Council said transit passage through straits used for international navigation should not be threatened, denied or suspended.
Trump described the US naval presence around the waterway as one of the strongest blockades ever carried out. He also described how US forces deal with vessels attempting to cross the area. “Every once in a while, they will do a run, and they will either hit the cabin if it has got oil, they will hit the cabin or they will hit the rudder. “In other words, the Hormuz Strait belongs to the United States Navy and the United States of America. He has repeatedly claimed US control over shipping around the Strait of Hormuz during the confrontation with Iran. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has described the Strait of Hormuz as an international shipping route and has emphasised the right of transit passage under international law. It also called for safe and unhindered navigation through the waterway.
