# Trump vows to declare Strait of Hormuz US territory

https://mins.news/en/video/23640

- Fox News, 2026-08-16 19:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x1OdzAg7sg

> President Donald Trump warns that the United States owns the Strait of Hormuz as a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deadline approaches. Fox News analysts discuss the rising tensions in the Middle East.

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