Published Jul 13, 2026, 7:08 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

Trump wants Gulf countries on the hook for Strait of Hormuz ‘protection’

The Hill
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President Trump name-dropped several Persian Gulf countries Monday that he said should be reimbursing the United States for protection of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “Yeah, I want to be reimbursed because we’re protecting a very rich portion of the world, we’re spending money, and so what we’ve done is we are going to…