![Trump Shares Image Portraying Strait of Hormuz as ‘U.S. Territory’. [Truth/@realDonaldTrump]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/96b2b0b1bf1a0511_resized_1200x800.jpg)
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared an image depicting the Strait of Hormuz as US territory, days after saying he would declare the strategic waterway part of the United States, Anadolu reports. Trump posted an image on his social media account showing a map of the Strait of Hormuz labeled “New US Territory,” echoing his earlier remarks about declaring the waterway US territory. Speaking at an event on Aug. 14, Trump claimed that the US Navy was enforcing a complete blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. READ: Trump says he is not seeking extension of framework agreement with Iran “After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of […]
