President Donald Trump offered a blunt assessment Monday on Newsmax about who controls the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.

“We do,” Trump told “Greg Kelly Reports.”

Trump’s appearance came amid a third straight day of U.S. strikesagainst Iran as hostilities flared over Tehran’s targeting of commercial vessels in the strait and U.S. assets in the region.

“We control it. They can make trouble. They can do things that are not nice, but we control it,” he said.

“We’ve knocked out most of their radar, a lot of their ammunition, a lot of their weapon launchers, you know, the missile launchers. We’ve knocked out drones. We’ve knocked out missiles,” Trump continued.

“And we control it. And we’re going to keep doing it.”

U.S. Central Command announced earlier Monday that the U.S. was resuming its blockade of Iranian ports, oil terminals, and coastal areas beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The blockade will apply to any vessel regardless of the flag it flies.

The U.S. first imposed the blockade April 13 and lifted it after signing a memorandum of understanding with Iran on June 17.

“And we’re putting our blockade … you know, the blockade was a tremendous success. It was there for two months and nobody got through,” Trump said.

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