Trump calls Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon and described the Strait of Hormuz as "American territory" amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, Al Jazeera reported. Addressing a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Trump said, "We cannot let them have a nuclear weapon; we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon, or you will see some very bad things." "We went down, and we stopped them; they will never have a nuclear weapon," he added. Trump said Iran wanted to reach an agreement but questioned whether Washington would accept a deal, asserting control over the stra…