Florida, May 2 -- US President Donald Trump said the ongoing naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is not only a military operation but also a move with significant economic and commercial implications, as the world's most critical oil transit route faces heightened US enforcement.
Framing the blockade as a "strategic lever" over global energy flows, Trump underscored the scale of maritime traffic in Hormuz, through which nearly a fifth of the world's oil supply moves daily. He described the dense concentration of tankers and cargo vessels as a pressure point that gives Washington considerable influence over international trade and oil markets.
At the Forum club of the Farm beaches in Florida, Trump pointed to recent US naval actions inv...