Trump Shares Map With New Strait of Hormuz Label

'New U.S. Territory'
Posted Aug 18, 2026 2:20 PM CDT
Trump Doesn't Ease Off His Strait of Hormuz Idea
President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with lifeguard Ryder Williams in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

President Trump isn't easing off his annexation talk. The Hill reports that early Tuesday he posted an image on Truth Social showing a map of a portion of the Middle East with a large circle around the Strait of Hormuz; the map's header reads "New U.S. Territory." ABC News notes the map was "presented without additional comment." The president voiced the idea on Friday, saying, "After we finish defeating Iran ... I'll be declaring the Hormuz strait a territory of the United States." Reporters who questioned him about it on Monday got this answer: "We control it with the blockade, and I like the idea of declaring it a territory." Iran has dismissed Trump's comments as "fanciful delusions."

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