# Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory

https://mins.news/en/item/22709

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-15 02:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/15/us-president-trump-says-he-will-declare-strait-of-hormuz-us-territory?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz to be US territory. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett said the remarks exaggerate the extent of US control over the international shipping route.

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