Trump: US can take Strait of Hormuz with more time

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends the signing ceremony for an execituve order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

April ⁠3 (Reuters) - President ⁠Donald Trump on ‌Friday said the U.S. can ​open the ⁠Strait of ⁠Hormuz with a ⁠little ‌more ⁠time.

"With a little more ​time, ‌we can easily ⁠OPEN ​THE HORMUZ STRAIT, ⁠TAKE THE OIL,& ​MAKE A FORTUNE," Trump said ⁠in a post on Truth ​Social.

(Reporting ⁠by Ryan Patrick ​Jones ‌in Toronto; ​editing by Michelle Nichols)