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Donald Trump claims the U.S. maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz despite a significant drop in shipping traffic.

The Strait of Hormuz has seen its lowest shipping traffic in months, with an average of 10 commodity ships passing through daily over the last 10 days. This decline follows a resumption of tit-for-tat attacks between the U.S. and Iran, which has continued for over six months.

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On Saturday, U.S. forces struck vessels near Kharg Island after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked U.S. warships. President Trump stated that the U.S. has control and a blockade in place, asserting that the Strait is open and that millions of barrels of oil are moving through daily. He suggested the possibility of renaming the route the Trump Strait. These claims come as the average cost of a gallon of diesel reached an all-time high of $5.85. The national average for gas prices currently stands at $4.15, which is slightly above the record-high price recorded for Labor Day weekend. The conflict with Iran continues to impact the world's energy supply and domestic gas prices during the second term of President Trump.

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