Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territory
Trump first raised the idea of a US takeover on Friday, saying in a jovial-sounding tone he would soon declare it to be US territory — prompting Iran to retort that the strait “will remain Iranian.
Iran says it will not reopen the strait until the United States meets a sweeping list of demands including ending the US blockade of Iran’s ports, lifting oil sanctions, freeing up frozen Iranian assets and paying war damages.
Before the Iran war erupted on February 28, the Strait of Hormuz was an open, international waterway.
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