How Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz Affects the U.S.

President Donald Trump claimed that Iran essentially shutting down the Strait of Hormuz "doesn't really affect" the United States the way it does "other countries." It's true that a small share of U.S. oil imports comes from the Persian Gulf. But the U.S. has been affected by the global increase in the price of oil. The post How Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz Affects the U.S. appeared first on FactCheck.org.