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The president said the takeover of the vital waterway would happen once U.S. forces defeat Iran.
After hostilities were followed by a weeks’-long lull, the only certainty is there’s no certainty in when, how the strait will be safe, shipping experts say.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States will pursue ‘economic isolation’ of Iran to increase pressure.
The secretary of war responded to allegations of rising suicide risks and faltering hygiene on the USS Lincoln as its deployment nears the nine-month mark.
The U.S. Central Command said it had begun consulting with and inviting regional partners into the drone warfare task force.
Tehran is broadening its justification for shipping fees as Iranian and U.S. officials trade competing claims over control of the strait.
The U.S. Energy secretary said nearly 9 million barrels per day are exiting the strait and that private maritime trackers are missing vessels moving covertly.
The aircraft carrier has been deployed since November, and has supported combat operations with Iran since they began.
‘The longer this war lasts, the more experience we gain,’ the official said.
The energy watchdog stated that issues in the Middle East and Russia had caused global oil stocks to drop to their lowest level since April 2025.
Separately, six people were killed in a Houthi attack on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb, as Middle East turmoil continued.
President Donald Trump said that Iran’s economic situation is not sustainable and that the United States has total control of the regime’s money.
The Houthis said they attacked a Saudi oil tanker earlier this month and that more than two dozen ships were forced to be turned around.
The 90-day extension will ease transport of energy and agricultural goods, a response to supply disruptions during the Iran war.
The money would be ‘for all of the people’ that Iran has ‘killed and gravely wounded’ with its ‘roadside bombs and many conflicts,’ he said.
Trump said on Aug. 9 that the United States was only semi-negotiating with Iran after the regime demanded multiple concessions.
CSIS statistics indicated that the Patriot interceptor stockpile decreased by at least 65 percent.
A Houthi military spokesperson said the attack was in response to Saudi drones breaching their airspace.
The U.S. president said that Iran’s economy is in poor shape and the regime has no funds to pay its soldiers.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged the United States to meet demands in order to open the Strait of Hormuz.
