U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while sitting near a bust of Abraham Lincoln during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2026. [Kylie Cooper/Reuters]

Trump says he is keeping Strait of Hormuz closed, not Iran

Donald Trump said he is the one keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed, because opening it would enable Iran to make “$500 million a day”. The president also asserted that the US-Israeli war on Iran is going well because it hasn’t lasted for as long as the Vietnam War.