{"id":140846,"date":"2026-08-28T16:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T16:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=140846"},"modified":"2026-08-28T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T16:59:20","slug":"trump-says-u-s-has-upper-hand-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/140846\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says U.S. has upper hand in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that millions of barrels of oil are flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming U.S. forces have cleared shipping routes through the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s remarks came as Washington continues efforts to restore maritime traffic through the strait, which has remained largely disrupted during the six-month U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global energy route, with roughly one-fifth of the world\u2019s seaborne oil trade normally passing through it. 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