U.S. Officials Warned Iran Could Block the Key Oil Route, but Trump Believed Tehran Would Back Down First

President Donald Trump said oil companies should send tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, which has remained effectively closed due to the war on Iran.

U.S. Officials Warned Iran Could Block the Key Oil Route, but Trump Believed Tehran Would Back Down First

President Donald Trump on Saturday said that a coalition of nations affected by Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz will assist in opening it back up.

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