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Trump says "we don't need" the Strait of Hormuz as NATO allies decline to help reopen it

Name: Trump says "we don't need" the Strait of Hormuz as NATO allies decline to help reopen it
Uploaded: 2026-03-20T16:01:00-0400
Duration: 6 min 49 s
Description: President Trump on Friday said the U.S. does not need the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil passes, and said other nations "will have to get involved." CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.

President Trump on Friday said the U.S. does not need the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil passes, and said other nations "will have to get involved." CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.