
US President Donald Trump shared the Strait of Hormuz map on social media and suggested calling the region 'Trump Strait', and in his previous statements, he stated that the strait is under US control and can be considered US territory.
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Trump had previously claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was under US control and could be considered US territory.
US President Donald Trump shared an image depicting the Strait of Hormuz as the "Trump Strait".
Sharing the map of the Gulf region on his social media platform, Trump described the circled Strait of Hormuz area as "Trump Strait".
In a post on his social media account on September 2, Trump argued that the Strait of Hormuz was under US control and stated that he might propose to change its name to "Trump Strait".
In some of his previous statements, the US President claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was under the control of the American navy and that it could be considered "US territory".
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Iran will react diplomatically to the US attempt to rename the Strait of Hormuz.
Likely · Within weeks
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