Trump proposes renaming Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait”
US President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz after saying the United States had it under control.
Washington, United States. US President Donald Trump proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz as the “Trump Strait” in a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday.
Proposal on Truth Social
Trump wrote: “Now we have it under the control of the United States, should we rename the Strait of Hormuz ‘Trump Strait’?”
The proposal followed his earlier “renaming” of Lake Ontario, on the border with Canada, as “Lake America”.
Closure of sea passage
Tehran has closed the strategically important sea passage since the war began on February 28 with Israeli and US strikes against Iran.
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