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Trump says he will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz 'a territory of the United States'

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Local time
4:05 PM in New York
Where
Nassau County, New York, United States

At a rally in Nassau County, New York, Trump said: 'After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,' and that 'no ships get through unless we want them to.' On gasoline, which averaged $4.07 a gallon, he said 'You're at $4. It's okay... I'll never apologize.'

Why it matters

The strait lies in Iranian and Omani waters; Iran's deputy foreign minister replied that it 'cannot be seized by tweet,' and Trump posted a map labeled 'New US Territory' days later.

Sources (6)

Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels

Corrections

  • Corrected the headline (it read "Trump says he may declare Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Nassau County, New York, USA to Nassau County, New York, United States; changed the confidence label from reported to official; reclassified it from diplomatic-statement to military-statement; updated the sourcing note; merged a duplicate entry into this one ("Trump Tells Americans to Accept Higher Gas Prices Over Iran Standoff"); added 4 sources: CBS News, CNN, Al Jazeera; removed Bloomberg as a source (an oil-market page that does not report this speech). Why and evidence
  • Corrected the headline (it read "Trump Vows to Declare Strait of Hormuz US Territory After Iran 'Defeat'"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from United States to Nassau County, New York, USA; updated the sourcing note; merged 2 duplicate entries into this one ("Trump Vows to Declare Strait of Hormuz 'U.S. Territory,' Hit Iran Economically", "Trump Says U.S. May Declare Strait of Hormuz 'Territory of the United States'"). Why and evidence