Trump says he is keeping Strait of Hormuz closed, not Iran

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 23, 2026 · 76 words

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Trump says he is keeping Strait of Hormuz closed, not Iran Trump says he is keeping Strait of Hormuz closed, not Iran Donald Trump said he is the one keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed, because opening it would enable Iran to make “$500 million a day”.

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Center72%

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Why it matters

The president also asserted that the US-Israeli war on Iran is going well because it hasn’t lasted for as long as the Vietnam War.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: The president also asserted that the US-Israeli war on Iran is going well because it hasn’t lasted for as long as the Vietnam War.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The president also asserted that the US-Israeli war on Iran is going well because it hasn’t lasted for as long as the Vietnam War.”

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The claim that Donald Trump asserted the US-Israeli war on Iran is going well because it hasn't lasted as long as the Vietnam War is only suggested by the context of web search results discussing Trump's assessments of the war's duration. However, none of the provided evidence explicitly quote or confirm this specific comparison (comparing the duration to the Vietnam War). The evidence confirms Trump made assessments about the war's length and that the US-Israeli offensive is ongoing, but the specific comparison is not independently corroborated.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international presidential trips made by Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States. Donald Trump made 19 international trips to 25 countries (in addition to visi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presiden…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…

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Claim 2: “Donald Trump said he is the one keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed, because opening it would enable Iran to make “$500 million a day”.”

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The claim about Donald Trump stating that he is keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed because opening it would enable Iran to make '$500 million a day' is only present in the context of a single web search result citing The Guardian. While other evidence confirms Trump made ultimatums regarding the Strait of Hormuz (e.g., The Guardian mentioning a 48-hour ultimatum), none of the provided evidence sources corroborate the specific figure of '$500 million a day' being attributed to him.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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