# Trump denies US-Iran talks and lays claim to Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/video/25474

- BBC News, 2026-08-18 20:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ct6iUSLJfg

> US President Donald Trump says there are no current or planned talks with Iran after the Memorandum of Understanding expired. He also posted a map labelling the Strait of Hormuz as “new US territory”, a move Iranian officials called a “delusion”. A strike on a vessel in the strait killed one person as efforts to end the war focus on the waterway.

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