Trump, in comments on Iran war, says US looking 'strongly at the straits'

President Trump claimed the U.S. is in "very good shape" in its conflict with Iran and signaled strong attention on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as tensions threaten global oil markets.

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March 12, 2026

Trump, in comments on Iran war, says US looking 'strongly at the straits'

U.S. President Donald Trump walks as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026.

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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Washington was in "very good shape" in its war on Iran and the U.S. was "going to look very strongly at the straits."

The war has rattled global markets. Raising the stakes for the global economy, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said it would block oil shipments from the Gulf unless the U.S. and Israeli attacks cease.

"We're just riding free range over that country, and now we're going to look very strongly at the straits. The straits are in great shape," Trump told reporters on Wednesday.

In comments to CBS News earlier this week about the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he was "thinking about taking it over."

-Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil/Reuters