# Middle East live: Trump threatens US takeover of Hormuz as Iran vows to retain control

https://mins.news/en/item/22771

- France 24, 2026-08-15 05:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260815-middle-east-live-trump-threatens-us-takeover-of-hormuz-as-iran-vows-to-retain-control

> US President Donald Trump threatened at a New York rally on Friday to declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory while vowing to “finish defeating” Iran. Iran rejected the claim on Saturday, with Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi saying the strategic waterway “will remain Iranian” and can be opened or closed only on Tehran’s orders.

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