Jimmy Fallon on Monday steered President Donald Trump’s war against Iran in an unexpected direction.

“Trump said the U.S. will start escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz,” the “Tonight Show” host said. “It feels like the best-case scenario when you hear Trump starting an escort service.”

The comedian waited for the zinger to zing before resuming. “Say hello to USS Cinnamon,” Fallon riffed in his Trump voice. “She’ll be with you all evening.”

Fast-forward to 3:25 for Fallon’s maritime mischief:

Trump recently announced a plan to “guide” merchant ships through the critical waterway that has been effectively closed by Iran. More than 100 aircraft and 15,000 service members are set to be involved, but it wasn’t immediately apparent how they would be deployed. Iran has called the maneuver a violation of an already shaky ceasefire.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Tuesday that the strategy to effectively reopen the strait would work.

However, traffic in the strait is far less than before Trump waged war on Iran.

HuffPost reported that the U.S. was providing commercial ships with information to enable them to cross safely as the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports.

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