The narrow sea passage in the Persian Gulf funnels nearly a fifth of the world‘s oil to market, but it has been effectively closed to tanker traffic since Iran began targeting shipping at the outbreak of the war.

“The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way, but the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — A LOT!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.