ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 14, 2026 22:41Updated: AUGUST 14, 2026 23:32US President Donald Trump said Friday that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, following earlier comments to Fox News that the United States will hit Iran hard economically."Pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," Trump told a crowd at a Garden City, New York, event honoring police.Trump said the declaration would come "after we [the US] finish defeating Iran," which he described as being "very badly defeated."On Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US would impose measures on Tehran that have "never been seen" as soon as next week.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google
Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a 'territory of the United States' after defeating Iran
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