The U.S. government publicly denied that Navy destroyers escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back against claims that circulated online and briefly rattled energy markets. That denial landed while U.

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump asserted that no one nation would control the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, highlighting a key sticking point in resolving the war with Iran. Trump was asked during a meeting of his Cabinet officials if he was ...