Trump: U.S. Can Open Strait Of Hormuz And ‘Take The Oil’ With ‘A Little More Time’President Donald Trump on Friday said that “with a little more time” the U.S. could open the Strait of Hormuz and “make a fortune,” after previously campaigning for other countries to handle the trade route, which is effectively closed, themselves."With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE," he posted on Truth Social. “IT WOULD BE A ‘GUSHER’ FOR THE WORLD???”This message follows Trump telling other countries earlier this week to “build up some delayed courage” and “take” the waterway for themselves after the U.S. failed to secure international support to do so.“Let them come up and take it. They didn’t want to give a hand to anybody. NATO is terrible, and they’re all terrible. So if they want oil, come up and grab it,” he told CBS News on Tuesday. Trump in his prime-time address on Wednesday said the war is nearing its end but that the U.S. would be hitting Iran “extremely hard” over the next two to three weeks.This forecast follows increasing pressure within the U.S. to end the war. One poll published Tuesday found that two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. should end its involvement quickly, even if it means not achieving Trump’s goals.See All UpdatesClose