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Mateo Moreno

Trump Calls the Strait of Hormuz 'New U.S. Territory' — Tehran Says It Will Never Belong to Washington

Donald J. Trump - Truth Social
Donald J. Trump - Truth Social Post on the Strait of Hormuz @realDonaldTrump / Truth Social

President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account on Tuesday to publish a graphic branding the Strait of Hormuz as "NEW U.S. Territory," a claim landing as the standoff between Washington and Tehran approaches its sixth month. The image places a star-spangled banner over a map of the waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, with its narrowest point circled beneath the label.

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