Donald Trump's latest rant shows why Strait of Hormuz is making him so furious

Donald Trump's latest rant shows why Strait of Hormuz is making him so furiousAs the clock clicks down to Donald Trump's latest doom-laden deadline for Iran - and the war drags into its sixth week - the US President is appearing ever more furious by the dayCommentsMoneyopinionGraham Hiscott Business and Consumer Editor16:50, 07 Apr 2026Updated 16:52, 07 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesDonald Trump's rhetoric towards Iran has become ever more angry(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)Donald Trump never went into the war with Iran thinking a stretch a water would end up being its decisive battleground.‌While missiles rain down on Tehran, it is the economic shockwaves around the world caused by Tehran’s ongoing effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz which is the US President’s greatest challenge.‌The latest expletive-ridden warning to Iran’s regime shows just how furious he is, and also how rattled.‌The Strait - less than 30 nautical miles across at its narrowest - is through which around a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas would flow in normal times.View 3 ImagesUS President Donald Trump when he launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran at the end of February (Image: The White House/AFP via Getty Im)While the US, and much of the West, are not heavily reliant on the shipments that come directly from the Gulf, they have been hit by soaring wholesale costs amid panic over what it means for the global economy.‌Trump’s anger is not that shipments to the US have been hit, more that the consequences of higher prices are now impacting US voters.But above all, his anger has been fuelled by the Iranian regime’s failure to capitulate, as he doubtless thought - and perhaps was told - would happen before launching attacks with Israel now almost six weeks ago.View 3 ImagesTankers lined up waiting at the Strait of Hormuz (Image: AP)‌The longer the war goes on, the longer Iran calls the tune on oil shipments, the more unhinged Trump appears to be.The White House...