<p>US President President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States can open the Strait of Hormuz, provided it has a little more time for the same.</p><p>"With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL,& MAKE A FORTUNE," Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.</p>.<p>Trump earlier in the day also threatened to increase attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran after a US strike cut a major highway bridge on Thursday, prompting a defiant response from Iran, which hit a water plant in Kuwait and said more would follow. </p><p>Attacks on transport, power and water facilities vital for the populations of Iran and the neighbouring Gulf countries risk deepening the war, which has already killed thousands and threatens to cause lasting damage to the world economy. </p> <p><em>(With Reuters inputs)</em></p>
<p>US President President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States can open the Strait of Hormuz, provided it has a little more time for the same.</p><p>"With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL,& MAKE A FORTUNE," Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.</p>.<p>Trump earlier in the day also threatened to increase attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran after a US strike cut a major highway bridge on Thursday, prompting a defiant response from Iran, which hit a water plant in Kuwait and said more would follow. </p><p>Attacks on transport, power and water facilities vital for the populations of Iran and the neighbouring Gulf countries risk deepening the war, which has already killed thousands and threatens to cause lasting damage to the world economy. </p> <p><em>(With Reuters inputs)</em></p>