US President Donald Trump threatened to declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory after vowing to “finish defeating” Iran in a New York rally on Friday. Tehran rejected the claim on Saturday, with Deputy…
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Trump says he will declare Hormuz US territory ‘pretty soon’; Iran rejects claim
Will declare Hormuz 'US territory' after defeating Iran: Trump
Trump says US may take control of Strait of Hormuz
Trump promises to declare Strait of Hormuz US territory
Donald Trump says will declare Strait of Hormuz ‘US territory’, Iran hits back
A US territory? Trump unveils proposal to control Strait of Hormuz
Trump says will ‘soon’ declare Hormuz Strait U.S. territory
Trump says Strait of Hormuz will soon become US territory
‘Pretty soon’: Trump vows to claim Hormuz as US territory; Iran hits back
Trump's declaration he's making the Strait of Hormuz a US territory
Trump vows to declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory after war with Iran, as both sides battle for control of the vital global…
President Trump stated his intention to claim the Strait of Hormuz as United States territory. This declaration would follow a…
President Donald Trump has said the United States could take control of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz after what…
The US president clarified that this would happen "after we finish defeating Iran"
The Strait of Hormuz has remained shut since the US and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28. | World News
Control over the strait has been a sticking point in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran.
