Trump claims control of Strait of Hormuz as stalemate deepens

What to know about the Iran war today:President Trump told reporters Monday the U.S. controls the Strait of Hormuz and insisted Iran's economy is suffering due to the war, which started Feb. 28. Mr. Trump also mirrored Tehran's demands of compensation for the damage caused by the conflict.The price of oil surged 5% on Monday as developments gave markets little confidence the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and allow ships to transit freely anytime soon. Mr. Trump secretly switched planes for his trip from Turkey at the end of last month's NATO summit after U.S. intelligence detected a credible plot to fire a missile at Air Force One, CBS News has learned. 15m ago Trump secretly switched to different plane in Turkey amid Iran missile threat Shortly before Air Force One took off from Turkey at the end of last month's NATO summit, President Trump secretly slipped away from the presidential jet and was whisked to another plane with the help of an airport catering truck, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the matter.The ruse was employed because the U.S. had learned of a threat from Iran and its allied proxies. U.S. intelligence had detected a credible plot to fire a mi...