Iran Rejects Trump's Claim of Making Strait of Hormuz US Territory
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- Taipei Times
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US President Donald Trump stated during a political rally in New York state that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States after the US finishes defeating Iran. An unnamed White House official later told the Wall Street Journal that Trump was joking. In response, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi wrote on X that the strait has been, is, and will remain Iranian, asserting that it will only be opened or closed under Iran's command.
The two nations remain locked in a stalemate over the waterway. Iran effectively closed the strait at the start of the Middle East war in late February, while the US has imposed a retaliatory blockade of Iranian ports. Trump told his supporters that no ships get through the US blockade unless the US wants them to. Meanwhile, Iran has set conditions for reopening the strait, including an end to sanctions and the cessation of aggression against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq.
Regional tensions continue to escalate with ongoing maritime attacks. The United Arab Emirates' state owned oil giant ADNOC reported that one of its vessels was attacked on Friday night, an act for which Abu Dhabi's foreign ministry blamed Iran's Revolutionary Guards. These events follow the collapse of an April ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The dispute has caused global oil and LNG prices to surge, creating political pressure for the US administration as midterm elections approach.
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- Both sources framed the event as a diplomatic and military stalemate, emphasizing the economic impact of the blockade and the contradictory nature of Trump's rhetoric.
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