US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
President Donald Trump has said the United States could take control of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz after what he described as the defeat of Iran.
Trump made the remark on Friday during a political rally at a police academy in New York State, where he told supporters that he would soon declare the waterway a US territory.
“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,” Trump said, drawing cheers from the audience.
“It’s true,” he added.
