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President Trump threatened to destroy Iran on Sunday and suggested that the US could take full control of the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the \u201cGuardian Angel\u201d of the oil choke point and take 20% of the crude if the fragile peace deal falls apart.<\/p>\n

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With Iran declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed over Israel\u2019s continued attacks in Lebanon, Trump threatened to blow away the Islamic Republic and make the US the de facto governor of the waterway.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou close it, and you won\u2019t have a country,\u201d Trump said of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst. \u201cYou won\u2019t even make it back to your f\u2013king country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe may take over the Strait, if we have to. If they don\u2019t make a deal, we\u2019ll collect tolls,\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n

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