{
  "id": 5142471,
  "title": "US President suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz ‘Trump Strait’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/us-president-suggests-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-trump-strait",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T17:53:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/02/trump-strait-hormuz/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent statement, US President Donald Trump proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz to \"Trump Strait\". He argued that the waterway now falls under American control, prompting the suggestion. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump mused about the possibility of making the strait \"hotter\" than before. However, the President's authority to alter geographical names is limited to federal agencies. Other nations are not obligated to adhere to these designations. Following the initial announcement, both Google and Apple updated their mapping services for US users to reflect the new name. Trump previously declared control over the Strait of Hormuz, yet the US continues grappling with ending the Iran conflict and reopening the waterway, which currently carries a small fraction of pre-war shipping volumes. This move has contributed to higher energy prices and negatively impacted Trump's approval ratings heading into the midterm elections. The feasibility of renaming the Strait of Hormuz remains uncertain, as the process involves submission to the US Geological Survey's foreign names committee, which evaluates proposals before a vote.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz “Trump Strait” and claimed that the waterway was under US control. Mr Trump has already ordered the US government to rename two international bodies of water, changing the official designations of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Lake Ontario to Lake America . “Now that we have it under USA control,…",
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        "title": "Trump Floats Renaming Strait of Hormuz to 'Trump Strait'",
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        "published": "2026-09-02T16:14:57.000Z"
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        "title": "Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz ‘Trump Strait’ amid escalating US-Iran conflict",
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        "title": "Trump Suggests Renaming Hormuz As \"Trump Strait\". White House Does This",
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        "title": "‘TRUMP STRAIT’: U.S. president floats renaming Strait of Hormuz",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US secretary of state: Iran has lost control of Strait of Hormuz",
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        "published": "2026-09-02T17:38:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "US President suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz ‘Trump Strait’",
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        "outlet": "FXStreet",
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        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "Trump Suggests Renaming Strait of Hormuz the 'Trump Strait' Amid Renewed Iran Hostilities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-suggests-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-the-trump-strait-amid",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:59:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as the “Trump Strait”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-suggests-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-as-the-trump-strait",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:59:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as Trump Strait amid Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-suggests-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-strait-amid-iran-war",
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