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Trump urges other countries to show 'courage' and 'take care' of Strait of Hormuz

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02-04-2026 | 00:50

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Trump urges other countries to show 'courage' and 'take care' of Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump called Wednesday for countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz to show "courage" and seize the key waterway, while saying Washington will not allow its Middle East allies to be harmed.

"The countries of the world that... receive oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage," Trump said in his first prime-time address since the start of the war with Iran. "Just take it, protect it, use it for yourselves."

He also thanked "our allies in the Middle East -- Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain," saying: "They've been great, and we will not let them get hurt or fail in any way, shape or form."

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