President Donald Trump said Friday evening that the United States will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz to be US territory, according to a statement reported via Telegram. The declaration would represent a dramatic escalation in Washington's assertion of control over the strategic waterway.
President Donald Trump said Friday evening that the United States will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz to be US territory, marking a major escalation in his administration's rhetoric over control of the strategic waterway.
The statement, reported via the source, has not been independently verified. Trump has repeatedly claimed US dominance over the Strait of Hormuz in recent months, as The Zioneer has tracked, but this is the first time he has explicitly stated an intention to formally annex the waterway as US territory.
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global energy chokepoint; declaring it US territory would have sweeping implications for international maritime law and regional security.
3 developments
- StrongTrump: Strait of Hormuz is open and will remain open, with or without Iran
- DevelopingTrump: We don't need the Strait of Hormuz, but we do it because we must
- DevelopingIRGC insists on Strait of Hormuz authority after Trump declares US as 'guardian'
- StrongTrump says US controls Strait of Hormuz and does not trust Iran, hints at possible 2028 run
Source and signal
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