Trump shares image calling Hormuz 'new US territory'; Iran says strait 'closed'
Donald Trump has reiterated claims that the Strait of Hormuz is 'new US territory,' while Iranian officials insist the waterway remains closed. Despite the rhetoric, maritime traffic through the strait has actually increased in recent weeks.
Why it matters
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global oil chokepoint; conflicting claims and geopolitical tensions there pose significant risks to global energy security.
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Sunday again shared an image on Truth Social describing the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz as “NEW US Territory”, even as Iran maintained that the waterway was closed and would remain so unless Washington changed its approach.Trump had first shared the same image on August 18. Speaking at a police academy on Long Island on August 14, he had said, “Pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States.”Iran’s supreme national security council secretary Mohsen Rezaei, meanwhile, said Tehran would not reopen the strait unless the US fulfilled its commitments and changed its behaviour.“The Strait of Hormuz is closed and will not reopen,” Iran International quoted Rezaei saying.
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