President Donald Trump announced that the United States will declare the Strait of Hormuz as its territory, with a legal status similar to Puerto Rico or Guam — sovereign US territory rather than a state, meaning residents would be US citizens without presidential electoral votes, according to the announcement.
President Donald Trump announced that the United States will declare the Strait of Hormuz as US territory, specifying that its status would be akin to Puerto Rico or Guam — sovereign territory rather than a state, meaning residents would be US citizens without representation in the Electoral College, according to the announcement.
The statement follows an earlier declaration by Trump tonight in which he said the US would declare the strait its territory, as The Zioneer reported at 22:58. The new detail clarifies the constitutional framework of the planned declaration, which would represent a fundamental shift in the legal status of the world's most critical energy chokepoint.
The Strait of Hormuz has been a central theater of US-Iran confrontation throughout 2026, transitioning from an Iranian blockade to a contested waterway under US military control. Trump's series of announcements on the strait's status are part of a broader push to assert American sovereignty over the strategic waterway amid ongoing diplomatic and military tensions with Tehran.
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
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