Iran · Multiple sources
Trump threatens to make the Strait of Hormuz a US territory: Can he?
US president has yet another outlandish threat for Iran, with no end to war in sight.
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- 13 Aug 2026, 15:39 CEST → 16 Aug 2026, 13:14 CEST
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The Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and Iran says it will stay that way until its conditions are accepted.
Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy position, not clear Donald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran. During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, N...
Control over the strait has been a sticking point in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran.
US President Trump says that 'pretty soon' he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory once Iran is defeated.
Speaking in New York on Friday, Trump, with a chuckle, said: "Pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States."
US president has yet another outlandish threat for Iran, with no end to war in sight.
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