WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States would be paid for guarding the Strait of Hormuz after declaring that it would be “taking over” the strategic waterway.

“We’ll become the guardian of the Strait,” Trump told “Fox and Friends,” adding that the US had been guarding it for “nothing” but now would be reimbursed by wealthy nations.

“We’re going to get paid for guarding it. A lot of money, but we just want to be reimbursed for doing all of this, for putting our people in danger.”