The very strategic Strait of Hormuz under the American flag? Donald Trump already seems to be projecting this idea. The President of the United States announced Friday that he would declare it a “territory of the United States”once Iran is defeated. “Once we finish beating Iran (…), “Soon I will declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States.”he says with a smirk and in a slightly joking tone, during a meeting in Garden City near New York.
The head of state also assures that Washington already has the ” control “ of the Strait of Hormuz. What Tehran denies by pointing out ” lie “ by Donald Trump. The Iranian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, was quick to react. He promises that the Strait of Hormuz “will remain Iranian”. “The Strait of Hormuz was Iranian, is Iranian and will remain Iranian. This strait will only be opened and closed on the orders of Iran. As long as you refuse to accept the reality of your defeat and continue to delude yourself, Iran will continue to impose a blockade.”he writes on X.
Since the start of the war, the strategic passage – essential to global trade – has remained in the hands of Tehran, while Washington imposes blockades on Iranian ports. These tensions have unsurprisingly increased the price of fuel, with an increase of 35% recorded in the United States. A choice that Donald Trump fully accepts: “If you have to pay a little more, that’s OK. (…) I will never apologize. I made the right decision. »
