Trump claims more oil has exited Strait of Hormuz in past three days than in waterway's history

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US President Donald Trump says things will happen “very soon” in Iran, claiming that Tehran’s economy is “no good” and wracked with inflation, and reiterating his claim that Iran’s military has been destroyed.

Addressing an event at the White House, Trump insists that the US has “virtually total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, and claims that over the past three days, “more oil has come out of the Hormuz strait than at any time in the history” of the waterway.

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