Published Aug 14, 2026, 4:24 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 5 sources

Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory

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President Trump claimed during remarks on Long Island, N.Y., on Friday that he will make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, despite the fact that Oman and Iran share jurisdiction of the waterway. “Pretty soon, I will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,” Trump said during an address highlighting…