Trump says US would escort oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz if needed
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Trump says US would escort oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz if needed President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed and hoped that US-led war efforts would go well. He told Fox News he also planned to strike Iran “very hard over the next week.”
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Trump tells Fox News: US would escort oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz if needed Reuters
Trump tells Fox News US would escort ships in Strait of Hormuz 'if needed' Reuters
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Trump says U.S. would escort ships in Strait of Hormuz 'if needed' The Detroit News
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the United States would escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed, adding in a Fox News interview that aired on Friday that the U.S. would strike Iran "very hard over the next week." Asked about helping oil tankers pass through the key shipping strait, Trump said: "We would do it if we needed to. But, you know, hopefully things are going to go very well. We're going to see what happens." He gave no other details.