Baier pushes back on Trump's Strait of Hormuz claim: 'Traffic has slowed ... to a trickle'
Fox News host Bret Baier on Wednesday pushed back on President Trump's claim that the U.S. "totally" controls the Strait of Hormuz, saying that traffic through the waterway has slowed down "to a trickle." "Usually, about one-fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas trade moves through there as well," Baier said on Wednesday's episode of...
US President Donald Trump claimed that the US has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. However, Fox News host Bret Baier countered that traffic through the waterway has slowed down "to a trickle". The Strait of Hormuz is a vital energy conduit, with about one-fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas trade typically moving through it.
Iran's military rejected Trump's claim, with spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari calling it "lies" and "fabrications". According to The Korea Times, Zolfaghari stated that the Strait of Hormuz is under the complete management and control of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran requires vessels to obtain permission and pay transit fees before using the waterway.
The US and Iran have differing accounts of who controls the Strait of Hormuz. While Trump claimed US control, Iran asserts it has control, with Zolfaghari stating that no commercial ship or tanker can pass through without Iranian permission and supervision.
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