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Trump Calls on Allies to Seize Hormuz as Frustration Mounts

The damaged Al-Salmi oil tanker on March 31.Source: Kuwait Oil Tankers Co.

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By Sherif Tarek, Courtney Subramanian, and Dana Khraiche

March 31, 2026 at 2:47 PM UTC

Updated on

March 31, 2026 at 5:40 PM UTC

US President Donald Trump called on other nations to wrest control of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran maintained missile fire across the Persian Gulf, expressing his frustration that the monthlong war remains unresolved.

Countries that can’t get energy supplies due to the effective closure of the vital waterway should “go to the Strait and just TAKE IT,” Trump said in a social-media post on Tuesday.