On August 22, 2026, President Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz an 'American territory' at a South Carolina rally and subsequently reposted an image labeling it 'NEW US Territory' on his Truth Social account. Trump stated Iran wants a deal but is 'not ready to make the right deal,' as tensions over Iranian oil-blockade threats loom.
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Trump on Iran: I view the Strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now. It’s an American territory.
US president says Iran 'would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal in my opinion'.
President at rally in South Carolina makes comments on key strategic waterway and also jokes about bombing Iran Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade of Iran’s shipping and ports while Trump’s administration struggles to end its war with the country. “We don’t even know if we won, because I view the strait of Hormuz as
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President Trump said Iran “would love to make a deal” but was “not ready to make the right deal,” and called the Strait of Hormuz “American territory” in remarks tied to a South Carolina rally and earlier comments to reporters at Joint Base Andrews [theguardian.com#2][thehindu.com#1][aljazeera.com#2][aa.com.tr#1]. The comments followed Washington’s threat to impose what Treasury Secretary Scott Be
President Trump said Friday at Joint Base Andrews that Tehran “would love to make a deal” but was not ready for what he called “the right deal,” and he rejected the suggestion that Washington’s shift toward economic pressure meant US military options were limited [alarabiya.net#1][al-monitor.com#1][aa.com.tr#1][thehindu.com#1]. At a later rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Trump said he views
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President Trump said on Friday that Iran wants an agreement with Washington but is not ready to make what he called the “right deal.” He also denied that a shift toward economic pressure meant U.S. military options were limited [middleeastmonitor.com#1][al-monitor.com#1][alarabiya.net#1][energynow.com#1]. Speaking before a South Carolina rally and later in Myrtle Beach, he said the United States h
US President Donald Trump has reposted a map marking the Strait of Hormuz as “NEW US Territory” on his Truth Social account, a day after he told a rally that he views the strait as “American territory”. # news # usa # trump # iran
President Trump needs to face reality on the Strait of Hormuz.