Donald Trump asks "What the hell do I have to do?" in joking remark about bombing Iran

At a South Carolina campaign rally on Friday, Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was effectively under U.S. control and later made a joking remark about bombing Iran again. His comment came amid an American naval blockade of Iranian ports and shipping; U.S. Central Command said 68 commercial vessels have been diverted. The U.S. and Iran have not reached a peace agreement as the conflict nears six months, and Washington is using the blockade of the vital oil-export waterway to pressure Tehran financially. Trump, while campaigning for Senate candidate Darline Graham, also floated declaring the strait part of the U.S. and posted a map depicting it as such. Iran’s deputy foreign minister dismissed the comments.