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Iran war: Trump’s plan for the Strait of Hormuz
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9:55Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump said Friday that he plans to make the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory after the war with Iran ends.
“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,” Trump said during remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Nassau County, New York.
LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall spoke about Trump’s comments, and other headlines in the Middle East with retired Marine intelligence officer Hal Kempfer.
IRAN RESPONSE:
An Iranian official fired back Friday after President Donald Trump said he may eventually declare the Strait of Hormuz “territory of the United States,” insisting Tehran will continue enforcing its blockade of the strategic waterway.
“The Strait of Hormuz cannot be seized by tweet, nor by aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order, nor by an election speech,” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi wrote on X. “Iran neither fears threats nor cowers before displays of power.”
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