President Donald Trump says the United States will probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and should be reimbursed for controlling the vital waterway, Reuters reports.

“We’re going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it. We’ll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we’ll call it the guardian angel of the strait. And we should be reimbursed for that,” he says in a phone interview on Fox News’ ‘Fox & Friends’ programme.

“We’re going to guard it. We’re going to get paid for guarding it — a lot of money,” Trump said.

“We’re going to be reimbursed, because the other nations are very wealthy. They’re on our side, and we can’t be expected to do that for nothing,” he said.