(LEAD) Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory 'pretty soon'

Donald Trump said the strait would become part of the US after Iran is defeated. He also told Americans to accept higher gas prices, which have soared since Iran closed Hormuz in response to US and Israeli attacks. Donald Trump said he will make the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States.

President Trump claimed during remarks on Long Island, N.Y. on Friday that he will make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, despite the fact that Oman and Iran share jurisdiction of the waterway.

US President Donald Trump says he will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, escalating his rhetoric over the vital waterway that carries a significant share of global oil supplies. Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy ​position, not clearDonald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran.During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, on Friday, the US president said he would “pretty soon” designate the waterway – a crucial chokepoint for global trade, through which about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil supplies typically pass – a US territory. President Donald Trump said Friday that he ...

President Donald Trump on Friday said he would “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz waterway part of US territory after defeating Iran. “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 with a chuckle during a political rally at a police academy in Garden City, New York. It was unclear how seriously Trump intended the remark or whether it represented a new policy...

US President Donald Trump said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, appearing to joke as he claimed that American forces have complete control over the strategically important waterway. “We’ve just stopped beating Iran… soon I’ll declare the Strait of Hormuz part of the United States,” Trump said with a smile during a speech at a police academy in New York. Trump also claimed that the US had established a naval blockade in the area.

“We have the blockade… No ship gets through unless we want it to,” he said.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 The US president also referred to Venezuela, describing the situation there as a “one-day war.” Trump said relations had since improved significantly, stating that “we’re working wonderfully together” and claiming that the United States had obtained millions of barrels of oil from Venezuela. 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… US President Donald Trump said the US has effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, saying, “we have the blockade.