US President Donald Trump said the US would declare the Strait of Hormuz its territory after defeating Iran, claiming Washington already has “total control” through a blockade. Iran rejected the proposal as “fantasies”. The 170-km strait, vital for global oil supplies, remains largely closed amid escalating tensions and rising crude prices.
New York: President Donald Trump has declared that the US will be taking over as its territory the Hormuz Strait, a key artery for petroleum and gas where his country's almost half-year-long war with Iran has staunched global supplies.
"After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon, I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," he said on Friday.
Hormuz would be the third major international territory that Trump has laid claim to.
Hormuz has already become a virtual US territory, he claimed.
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