Trump Urges Countries to Seize Strait of Hormuz

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Donald Trump called on other nations to seize the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, saying those struggling to secure energy supplies should go to the waterway and “just TAKE IT.” Tehran is exchanging messages with the US but hasn’t held talks, its foreign minister told Al Jazeera. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde challenged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s optimism that the war’s economic fallout will be short-lived, people familiar said. Stocks rebounded on hopes the conflict may be nearing its end.