Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned

US President Donald Trump said that Tuesday that no talks with Iran were under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been pressing his threat to claim sovereignty over the crucial energy waterway as the nearly six-month-old Ira

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been pressing his threat to claim sovereignty over the crucial energy waterway as the nearly six-mon

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran.

This is not the first time that Trump, faced with a foreign policy obstacle, has threatened to annex foreign territory.

This is not the first time that the US President has threatened to annex foreign territory.

Trump posted a map labelling the Strait of Hormuz 'new US territory', renewing his threat to claim the vital waterway amid the Iran war.

President Trump doubled down Tuesday on his claim to the Strait of Hormuz on behalf of America, posting a revised map of the area on social media that labeled the waterway “new US territory."

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug 17, 2026, in Washington. (File photo: AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) 18 Aug 2026 10:06PM (Updated: 18 Aug 2026 10:10PM) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug 18) posted a map on his Truth Social platform showing the Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump declares the Strait of Hormuz a “new US territory” in a social media post, escalating tensions with Iran over the strategic waterway.

President Trump posted an image of a map labeling the Strait of Hormuz as a U.S. territory early on Tuesday in an apparent effort to double down on his calls to annex the waterway.  The map, which Trump posted on his Truth Social account, labels the waterway as a “new U.S. territory.”  The Strait of…

President Donald Trump posted a map on social media that showed the Strait of Hormuz as a “new U.S. territory” on Tuesday. The president’s Truth Social post came days after he floated the idea of declaring the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory as the war with Iran persists with no resolution. The key waterway…

Trump posts map labelling Strait of Hormuz as 'new US territory' US President Donald Trump has posted an image on social media labelling the Strait of Hormuz as "NEW U.S. Territory".  The map of the strategic waterway - through which a fifth of the globe's oil and liquefied natural gas passes - was posted on his