Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz US territory
TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday fired back at U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of U.S. territory, saying the crucial energy waterway it has blockaded "will remain Iranian." Trump has repeatedly said the strait, which Tehran effectively closed at the start of the Middle East war in late February, is under U.S. control — an assertion the Islamic…
Iran has responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz part of U.S. territory. Tehran maintains that the vital energy waterway, which it effectively closed at the beginning of the Middle East conflict in late February, remains Iranian. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated on X that the strait is and will remain Iranian, with Iran alone having the authority to open and close it.
Trump made his declaration during a political rally in New York state on Friday, claiming that after the U.S. defeats Iran, he would soon declare the Hormuz Strait a U.S. territory. However, an unnamed White House official later clarified that Trump's statement was a joke, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Last week, an Iranian official outlined several conditions for reopening the strait, including the cessation of war and aggression against Iran and its allies in Lebanon.
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