Trump jokes about renaming Strait of Hormuz ‘Trump Strait’

Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait' amid ongoing clashes with Iran, then later downplayed the idea, according to Punch Nigeria and Punch.

The Strait of Hormuz has been a point of contention between the US and Iran. According to France 24, US airstrikes targeted Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak, in retaliation against Iran's new capabilities for firing mines from rockets into the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has dismissed US claims of control over the Hormuz Strait. A spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, said Iran laid more naval mines south of the Strait of Hormuz, and mocked US claims of control, suggesting that renaming the strait was not a solution.

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