WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it." "The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has repeatedly claimed the United States controls the strait, which is vital for the flow of energy and other commodity shipping through the Middle East. Late Tuesday, Trump told reporters: "We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money," Trump told Axios on Sunday.