Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a 'territory of the United States' after defeating Iran

His comments came a day after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US would impose measures on Tehran that have "never been seen" as soon as next week.

Trump was speaking at a political rally at a police academy in New York state.

US President Donald Trump said the US has effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, saying, “we have the blockade. No ships get through unless we want them to.”

President Donald Trump just announced plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory following the defeat of Iran.

President Donald Trump told a crowd in Nassau County, New York, on Friday that he plans to make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory as the two countries continue to spar over control of the strait. The president has traded barbs and missile strikes with Tehran regarding the flow of regional commerce through the…

Donald Trump claimed once again Iran has been defeated, despite tensions still simmering in the Middle East.

Trump says he will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory President Donald Trump on Friday said he would "soon" declare the Strait of Hormuz waterway part of US territory after defeating Iran. "After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated - pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait

President Trump claimed during remarks on Long Island, N.Y., on Friday that he will make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, despite the fact that Oman and Iran share jurisdiction of the waterway.  “Pretty soon, I will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,” Trump said during an address hig

The US president says America will also hit Iran hard economically as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal to end a nearly six month conflict

President Trump said Friday that he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz "a territory of the United States" after the Iran war.