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Trump again shares map of Strait of Hormuz as 'new US territory'
- 23 August, 2026
- 09:47
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday once again posted a map depicting the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil, natural gas and other supplies, as "new US territory," Report informs.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, he shared a picture of a map that had circled the critical chokepoint -- which has been shut down by Iran since the war broke out on February 28 -- as the "new US territory".
Trump had earlier posted the same image on August 18.
The US president had first pitched declaring the strait part of US territory on August 15.
Iran has asserted control of Hormuz, through which around one fifth of the world's oil and LNG exports passed before the war, and has made it mandatory for vessels to obtain permission and pay transit fees before using the waterway. Trump, however, claims that the US "has total control" over the strait.
